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Evgeni57 wrote:

Which of the ways more efficient:

1)Reading to fixed size buffer block of data...
2)Doing the same with two buffers...


Neither.

I don't think you will get better performance by reading into your own buffer (although you might want to read up on the Stream I/O[^] functions you are using).

Your calls to fread()/fseek() (or whatever you are using) are already buffered. So, not only does the library call have to read data from the disk and into its internal buffer, but then it has to copy it out of that internal buffer and into a buffer that you specify.

The reading sequence you described is always linear and forward reading (not a whole bunch of random access). Creating and managing an explicit, home-brew buffering system is actually likely to be less efficient, more error-prone, and take longer to code/test than just reading the information you need and moving on that way. Your first call to fread() will buffer up a block of memory internally. Subsequent calls will then read from the buffered data (for performance) and get new data from the device (when needed).

Of course, the best way to proceed is to code it in the simplest manner to get it working; test it for accuracy; then determine if you need better performance and then looking for alternatives.

Enjoy,

Robert C. Cartaino
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