same disk (WD1800BB) on different controllers ---------- on intel u100/promise U100 : /dev/hde: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.28 seconds =457.14 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.37 seconds = 46.72 MB/sec 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 storage.a2000.nu 1G 22364 96 42206 13 15897 6 22634 91 44019 10 252.1 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 3658 99 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ 3757 99 +++++ +++ 9681 100 storage.a2000.nu,1G,22364,96,42206,13,15897,6,22634,91,44019,10,252.1,0,16,3658,99,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,3757,99,+++++,+++,9681,100 ---------- # hdparm -v /dev/hde /dev/hde: multcount = 16 (on) IO_support = 3 (32-bit w/sync) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 8 (on) geometry = 21889/255/63, sectors = 351651888, start = 0 ---------- on 3ware (7850) : /dev/sdb: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.28 seconds =457.14 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.70 seconds = 37.65 MB/sec 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 storage.a2000.nu 1G 22151 94 67312 18 20152 8 22315 90 38488 9 260.4 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 3706 99 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ 3895 99 +++++ +++ 9686 99 storage.a2000.nu,1G,22151,94,67312,18,20152,8,22315,90,38488,9,260.4,0,16,3706,99,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,3895,99,+++++,+++,9686,99 ---------- ]# hdparm -v /dev/sdb /dev/sdb: readonly = 0 (off) geometry = 21889/255/63, sectors = 351651888, start = 0 Is there anything i can do to tune the drives connected to he 3ware controller ? (37MB/sec vs 43MB/sec) (and why is the seq. output block 65MB/sec on the 3ware vs 41MB/sec on 'ide controllers') - 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