On 3 July 2002 00:20, khromy wrote: > When I copy a file(13Megs) from /home/ to /tmp/, sync takes almost 2 > minutes. When I copy the same file to /usr/local/, sync returns almost > right away. Both filesystems are ext3 and are on the same harddrive. When > sync is running, the harddrive light stays on but I don't hear it doing > anything. dmesg doesn't show any errors either. Below is the `time` output > for each command. If you need anymore information let me know.. Can be useful: * strace -r sync * ksymoopsed SysRq-T output (sync part only) -- vda
