On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 3:37 AM Roman Mamedov <rm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, > > On Sat, 2 Sep 2023 03:23:00 +0700 > CoolCold <coolthecold@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > So the strange thing I do observe, is its initial raid sync speed. > > Created with: > > mdadm --create /dev/md3 --run -b none --level=10 --layout=f2 > > --chunk=16 --raid-devices=4 /dev/nvme0n1 /dev/nvme4n1 /dev/nvme3n1 > > /dev/nvme5n1 > > > > sync speed: > > > > md3 : active raid10 nvme5n1[3] nvme3n1[2] nvme4n1[1] nvme0n1[0] > > 7501212288 blocks super 1.2 16K chunks 2 far-copies [4/4] [UUUU] > > [=>...................] resync = 6.2% (466905632/7501212288) > > finish=207.7min speed=564418K/sec > > Any difference if you use e.g. --chunk=1024? Goes up to 1.4GB md3 : active raid10 nvme5n1[3] nvme3n1[2] nvme4n1[1] nvme0n1[0] 7501209600 blocks super 1.2 1024K chunks 2 far-copies [4/4] [UUUU] [>....................] resync = 0.4% (35959488/7501209600) finish=86.4min speed=1438382K/sec > > How about a newer kernel (such as 6.1)? Not applicable in my case- there is no test machine unluckily to play around with non LTS and reboots. Upgrading to next HWE kernel may happen though, which is 5.15.0-82-generic #91-Ubuntu. Do you know any specific patches/fixes landed since 5.4? > > -- > With respect, > Roman -- Best regards, [COOLCOLD-RIPN]