Adam, results after changing these settings read is faster, but write is still half sw raid speed Version 1.02c ------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 storagenew.a2000 1G 18240 90 30134 22 12535 6 24634 98 82337 16 468.0 1 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP 16 1926 95 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ 1960 97 +++++ +++ 5627 99 storagenew.a2000.nu,1G,18240,90,30134,22,12535,6,24634,98,82337,16,468.0,1,16,1926,95,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,1960,97,+++++,+++,5627,99 On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Adam Radford wrote: > Can you run the following commands, then re-run your 3ware benchmark and see > if the results change? > > echo "60" > /proc/sys/vm/bdflush > echo "512" > /proc/sys/vm/max-readahead > echo "256" > /proc/sys/vm/min-readahead > > -Adam > > -----Original Message----- > From: raid@ddx.a2000.nu [mailto:raid@ddx.a2000.nu] > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 2:18 PM > To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: 3ware 7500-12, bad write speed > > > Ok did a benchmark between software raid en hw raid > controller 3ware 7850 (7500-8 now?) with 5 * WDC 120GB 7200RPM (2mb cache) > On xeon dual 2GHZ (controller in 64bits pci) > > results : > > ---raid5 5*120gb sw raid : > > Version 1.02c ------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 > storagenew.a2000 1G 18850 99 78959 77 29982 29 24052 99 81547 22 > 510.5 2 > ------Sequential Create------ --------Random > Create-------- > -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- > -Delete-- > files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP > /sec %CP > 16 1933 97 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ 1986 98 +++++ +++ > 5056 98 > storagenew.a2000.nu,1G,18850,99,78959,77,29982,29,24052,99,81547,22,510.5,2, > 16,1933,97,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,1986,98,+++++,+++,5056,98 > > > ---raid5 5*120gb hw raid : > > Version 1.02c ------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 > storagenew.a2000 1G 17100 85 32250 23 12053 5 22660 91 49603 10 > 466.9 1 > ------Sequential Create------ --------Random > Create-------- > -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- > -Delete-- > files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP > /sec %CP > 16 1872 93 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ 1976 98 +++++ +++ > 5677 100 > storagenew.a2000.nu,1G,17100,85,32250,23,12053,5,22660,91,49603,10,466.9,1,1 > 6,1872,93,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,1976,98,+++++,+++,5677,100 > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html