From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 13 00:52:29 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E1EC106566C; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:52:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jroberson@chesapeake.net) Received: from webaccess-cl.virtdom.com (webaccess-cl.virtdom.com [216.240.101.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DED38FC13; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:52:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jroberson@chesapeake.net) Received: from [192.168.1.107] (cpe-24-94-75-93.hawaii.res.rr.com [24.94.75.93]) (authenticated bits=0) by webaccess-cl.virtdom.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m2D0qLNC007992; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:52:27 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jroberson@chesapeake.net) Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:53:24 -1000 (HST) From: Jeff Roberson X-X-Sender: jroberson@desktop To: Ivan Voras In-Reply-To: <9bbcef730803120255w531636d5h642e407aa1881b6a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20080312145307.P1091@desktop> References: <571396.91912.qm@web50512.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <47D71F6F.2090600@paradise.net.nz> <47D7512F.5020006@paradise.net.nz> <9bbcef730803120255w531636d5h642e407aa1881b6a@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org, Mark Kirkwood Subject: Re: pgbench results X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:52:29 -0000 On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Ivan Voras wrote: > On 12/03/2008, Mark Kirkwood wrote: > >> Hmm - somehow read right past the bit where you say you have a 512MB >> cache - sorry! However, worth checking it is set to write-back rather >> than write-through. > > As far as I can see it is set to write-through (though the HP's array > configuration utility isn't explicit about it, everything > performance-wise than can be turned on is turned on, including write > cache). What kernel are you running? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-performance@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-performance > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-performance-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >