On Fri, 2007-02-09 at 04:33 -0500, Tejun Heo wrote: > Root Kit wrote: > > hi, > > i have a MacBook pro and i noticed that linux > > (2.6.20) > > binds the ata_piix driver > > to the SATA controller. > > being my SATA controller an AHCI (ICH7M) i added the > > PCI ID to ahci.c > > then tested the system. > > i inline the patch here: > > Great. Care to post a proper patch with leading description and SOB? > Please take a look at the following patch. You can omit diffstat result. Hmmhh I cannot really reproduce this benchmark. Matteo, with which benchmarking program did you produce this ? Below is what I get when compiling shogun with make -j 4 (src from www.shogun-toolbox.org) and a bonnie++ run: piix: $ /usr/sbin/bonnie++ -d ./ Writing with putc()...done Writing intelligently...done Rewriting...done Reading with getc()...done Reading intelligently...done start 'em...done...done...done... Create files in sequential order...done. Stat files in sequential order...done. Delete files in sequential order...done. Create files in random order...done. Stat files in random order...done. Delete files in random order...done. Version 1.03 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP no 4G 23865 57 24221 6 11588 2 26972 60 27942 2 88.5 0 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ no,4G,23865,57,24221,6,11588,2,26972,60,27942,2,88.5,0,16,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++ $ time make -j4 real 2m40.799s user 4m9.374s sys 0m8.719s ahci: $ /usr/sbin/bonnie++ -d ./ Writing with putc()...done Writing intelligently...done Rewriting...done Reading with getc()...done Reading intelligently...done start 'em...done...done...done... Create files in sequential order...done. Stat files in sequential order...done. Delete files in sequential order...done. Create files in random order...done. Stat files in random order...done. Delete files in random order...done. Version 1.03 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP no 4G 20872 48 29348 7 11642 2 28080 60 27293 2 126.5 0 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ no,4G,20872,48,29348,7,11642,2,28080,60,27293,2,126.5,0,16,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++ $ time make -j4 real 2m33.293s user 4m1.954s sys 0m8.533s -- Sometimes, there's a moment as you're waking, when you become aware of the real world around you, but you're still dreaming. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html