[Moosefs-users] Solution of small file store

[Ken <ken...@gm...>]

We need to store tons of small files(photo), as noticed in faq, file
count is limited in moosefs, I think bundle small files to a huge file
maybe work.

Write photos procedure like:
  allocate a huge file
  write head and photo content
  return (huge file, position, size)
  write another head and another photo
  return (huge file, position, size)
  ...

Before read a photo, we should have enough information: huge file,
position and length, the reading procedure is expected normally.

To read a photo, we should provide an URL, like
'http://xxx.com/prefix/huge file/offset/size.jpg'

And to be useful in WEB, build a fastcgi program for read/write access
to the huge file.

ps:
*  The matchup information photo and url should store outside of mooosefs.
*  Huge file size limited in 2G.
*  Huge file maybe cause race condition.

Is there anyone interested in this?
or better solution?

-Ken