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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:33:09 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: linux readahead setting?
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> On Tuesday 13 November 2001 16:21, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:

>> I heard linux does <= 32 page readahead from block devices
>> (scsi/ide/que?). Is there a way to double this?

Use  blockdev --setra N /dev/foo  for your favorite number N.
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