Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 5 Oct 2001 13:37:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 5 Oct 2001 13:37:30 -0400 Received: from vger.timpanogas.org ([207.109.151.240]:33285 "EHLO vger.timpanogas.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 5 Oct 2001 13:37:18 -0400 Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:39:57 -0700 From: "Jeff V. Merkey" To: Alan Cox Cc: rugolsky@ead.dsa.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, lm@bitmover.com, jgiglio@smythco.com Subject: Re: 3ware discontinuing the Escalade Series Message-ID: <20011005113957.A3029@vger.timpanogas.org> In-Reply-To: <20011005125259.B1221@ead45> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk on Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 06:05:49PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 06:05:49PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > I really like my 7800. At this point I guess I'm going to convert from > > hard to soft RAID, on the theory that (unfixed) bugs in the firmware are less > > likely to botch JBOD. > > Except for RAID5 the softraid is also likely to outperform a hardware raid > controller. With RAID5 its a CPU usage tradeoff There's the promise RAID adapter, which we are switching to for our projects based on the distressing news that 3Ware is pulling the best RAID controller off the market. Jeff > - > 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/ - 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/