I am afraid I do not have much else to suggest other than trying the new 2.6.0-test9 kernel with device mapper. I am running it and so far it is very stable (and quick). > ftp to localhost > starts on 10.2mb/sec, goes stable for a short while, then stops > for a few seconds (4-5), then continues in about 5-6 until the > transfer is complete. > all my stuff are on seperate irq's. > when I copy, "system" load skyrockets, 60-85%. > lftp and glftpd is the processes using resources. I could try > smb aswell, but I'm guessing I'll find that eating my system > resources aswell. >> >> Hm. You seem to have quite the problem :( Could it be that some >> logging is turned on and spewing data as soon as you copy larger >> files etc? Have you looked on CPU usage while copying, or looked on >> IRQ assignments (NIC might share with IDE controller)? >> >> Could also be NIC that is not using a good driver? I have had that >> before both with Intel and RealTek cards. Actually, when you >> mention it there are two Intel Pro 100 drivers in the kernel (Donald >> Becker and Intel original I think). Try switching between the two. >> >> Did you try Samba or FTP locally? If that works good then it is most >> likely something to do with the networking parts of your system. >> > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
