Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:38:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:38:17 -0500 Received: from pc2-cwma1-4-cust86.swan.cable.ntl.com ([213.105.254.86]:62443 "EHLO irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:38:17 -0500 Subject: Re: 'D' processes on a healthy system? From: Alan Cox To: martin f krafft Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20021219182359.GA29366@fishbowl.madduck.net> References: <20021219124043.GA28617@fishbowl.madduck.net> <1040319832.28973.4.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20021219182359.GA29366@fishbowl.madduck.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Date: 19 Dec 2002 19:27:11 +0000 Message-Id: <1040326031.28973.23.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 787 Lines: 20 On Thu, 2002-12-19 at 18:23, martin f krafft wrote: > [please continue to CC me] > > Thank you for your reply: > > also sprach Alan Cox [2002.12.19.1843 +0100]: > > Your disk is too slow for the work being asked of it, thats all. > > Eventually it'll get there > > Alan, I am in no position to doubt what you say, but I can't imagine > that. Sure, maybe the 5,400 RPM one, but not the 7,200 RPM one. Its more to do with the controller and configuration. Eg if your disk isnt in DMA mode it'll certainly show up - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/