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From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk <roy@karlsbakk.net>
To: Mark Hahn <hahn@physics.mcmaster.ca>
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Subject: Re: [BUG] Error reading multiple large files
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> you really should try akpm's "[patch, CFT] improved disk read latency"
> patch.  it sounds almost perfect for your application.

hi

It seemed like it helped first, but after a while, some 99 processes went
Defunct, and locked. After this, the total 'bi' as reported from vmstat
went down to ~ 900kB per sec

What should I do? Run Windoze?

--
Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk, MCSE, MCNE, CLS, LCA

Computers are like air conditioners.
They stop working when you open Windows.

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