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On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 10:40:13PM +0200, Zeljko Vrba wrote:
> Bill Studenmund wrote:
[...]
> >system to turn on and flush data out.
> >
> But why is it so SLOW? I mean, I'd prefer everything grinding to a halt
> for like 10 secs with 100% CPU and disk utilization if it's possible.
> But ioflush is at 10% CPU and cca. 1 MB/sec disk and it can take more
> than a minute to finish. At least that's what top and iostat report.
>=20
> My data processing program is anyhow blocked until ioflush finishes and
> can't do any useful work. So if it has to block everything - can I make
> it finish quickly? :)

What is your drive attached to?  Could you post the relevant bits of
dmesg(1) output?

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Quentin Garnier - cube@cubidou.net - cube@NetBSD.org
"When I find the controls, I'll go where I like, I'll know where I want
to be, but maybe for now I'll stay right here on a silent sea."
KT Tunstall, Silent Sea, Eye to the Telescope, 2004.

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