Subject: Re: hd tuning
To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?Micha=B3?= Pasternak <michal@pasternak.w.lub.pl>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/01/2003 02:21:25
Wojciech Puchar [Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 02:10:09AM +0200]:
> > > performance."
> > >
> > > The NetBSD approach is "Detect the controller and HD, and automatically
> > > configure for the highest throughput supported by both devices."
> >
> > Interesting, how come Linux beats NetBSD at the HD performance on i386
> > in _all_ cases?
> 
> i can get max 7.5MB/s with linux from my machine (pentium 133, intel TX,
> 5400 HDD) doing lot of work with hdparm.
> 
> generic NetBSD kernel just gives 16MB/s with less CPU load.

Nice. How about some tests on today's machines, not ancient junk?

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