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Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 00:36:55 -0400
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ext3-users@redhat.com
Subject: Re: sync slowness. ext3 on VIA vt82c686b
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On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 12:03:01AM -0400, khromy wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 08:57:21PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > Possibly what is happening is that the /tmp partition lies on
> > a part of the disk which has a higher platter transfer speed
> > and this higher speed is causing retries or other problems
> > further down the chain.
> > 
> > You could have a fiddle with hdparm, try slowing down the
> > interface speed.  Try a different set of cables, too.
> 
> Just tried with dma disabled, same problem.  I'm gonna try another IDE
> controller and see if it still happens.

I just tried with my Promise UDMA100 card with another cable and same 
problem.  Any other ideas? Should I try rc1-aa1?

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