Return-Path: <linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org>
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand
	id <S283340AbRLRBQv>; Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:16:51 -0500
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org
	id <S283360AbRLRBQl>; Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:16:41 -0500
Received: from smtp1.ndsu.NoDak.edu ([134.129.111.146]:31249 "EHLO
	smtp1.ndsu.nodak.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP
	id <S283340AbRLRBQZ>; Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:16:25 -0500
Subject: Re: Poor performance during disk writes
From: Reid Hekman <reid.hekman@ndsu.nodak.edu>
To: jlm <jsado@mediaone.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
In-Reply-To: <1008636811.226.0.camel@PC2>
In-Reply-To: <1008636811.226.0.camel@PC2>
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0 (Preview Release)
Date: 17 Dec 2001 19:09:10 -0600
Message-Id: <1008637755.2501.9.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org


> So, the questions: Is there a way for me to stop this, some configure
> option? Is it a bug/performance issue that needs to be addressed in the
> kernel? Should I just go back to the 2.2.x kernel series and shutup
> already?
> 
> I'm running 3 hard drives (30G Maxtor, 20G Seagate, and 2.1G Quantum
> Fireball) on an AMD k6-2 3dnow with a Gigabyte GA-5AX MOBO and the ALI
> Aladin V chipset.
> 
> Thanks for your time and let me know if you need any more info/ output
> from dmesg or something.

Specific kernel version, df, & hdparm output would all be helpful. 

> - Dave Olson

Regards,
Reid


-
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/