[NTLUG:Discuss] Samba Server comments = performance hit

[Michael Barnes]

Greg Edwards told me on 2/13/2007 20:02:
> Richard Geoffrion wrote:
>> In another thread, Chris Cox wrote:
>>
>>> <snip>  just remember that comments count against you big time in Samba performance).
>>> <snip>
>>>  
>> Um.... that sounds rather odd.   While I realize that the SWAT utility 
>> removes comments from an smb.conf file, I have not been able to find 
>> anything on this subject to corroborated the above statement.
>>
>> Can you point me to some enlightenment??
>>
>>
> 
> Samba.org
> 
> http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/install.html#id288558
> 
> You can use testparm to keep a commented copy and a stripped running copy 
> to get the best of both worlds.
> 


I've done quite a bit of Samba work.  I have never heard anything about 
comments in smb.conf or any other conf file for anything affecting 
performance.  I carefully reviewed the above link and find no place that 
references comments and performance.

I think there is a simple misunderstanding someplace.

Michael