Remote SFTP File Open (SSH_FXP_OPEN) speed optimisations

[Does Itwork <doesitwork@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, 

Are there any tricks or settings in libssh that could speed up slow file opens of a new file on a remote sftp server?
When we retrieve files in a time sensitive application using libssh, the sftp file open command(SSH_FXP_OPEN) takes much longer to complete than the actual read(SSH_FXP_READ) of a small amount of data from the file (50-100 bytes)  - open: 16-60ms vs read: <2ms.
Many thanks.