[geeks] IDE question

Kevin kevin at mpcf.com
Thu Aug 14 10:58:54 CDT 2003


These machines are running 2.4.19 (patched with xfs and
cryptoapi.)  They are running the default scheduler.

/KRM

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:11:14 +0100
Rob Fielding <rob at dsvr.net> wrote:

> Hi Kevin,
> 
> > Here's a basic one for you guys.  Why would heavy
> > HD writes (like a "make install" for openssl) cause
> > an IDE based system to become unresponsive during
> > said writes?
> 
> I've noticed this with various later 2.4 kernels
> running various VM tweeks.
> 
> What's your kernel and is it running the O1 scheduler
> ?
> 
> 
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