Hello Andrew,
Upi may be right Sir!
Here:
[root@ns5 nico]# /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Model=MAXTOR 6L040J2, FwRev=A93.0500, SerialNo=662240310103
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=32256, SectSize=21298, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=1819kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=-66060037, LBA=yes, LBAsects=78177792
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 udma6
AdvancedPM=no
Drive Supports : ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1 : ATA-1 ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-4
ATA-5
[root@ns5 nico]# /sbin/hdparm /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
multcount = 16 (on)
I/O support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq = 1 (on)
using_dma = 0 (off)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
nowerr = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 4866/255/63, sectors = 78177792, start = 0
[root@ns5 nico]#
Does this mean that dma is in fact off?
The other server (the one with no huge journalling % CPU activity has:
/dev/hda:
multcount = 16 (on)
I/O support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq = 1 (on)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
nowerr = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 4866/255/63, sectors = 78177792, start = 0
busstate = 1 (on)
[root@ns3 nico]#
So on that server is it saying dma is on?
Looks like is ON on the server that has no problems and OFF on the one with
loadsa journalling?
What do we need to do & is it safe to turn DMA ON on a busy working public
internet server?
Regards,
Nico Morrison
nico.morrison@micronicos.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Morton [mailto:akpm@digeo.com]
Sent: 05 February 2003 08:36
To: Nico Morrison
Cc: ext3-users@redhat.com
Subject: Re: On very different journalling activity on 2 servers.
Nico Morrison <nico.morrison@micronicos.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Good People,
>
> As we are already using the drives in udma mode
Has that been established?
I haven't seen the output of `hdparm /dev/hda' for both your drives yet.
(That's hdparm _without_ the -i flag).
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