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To: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-Connect.Net>
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Subject: Re: IDE vs SCSI was: flags 80ff works (like anybody doubted it) 
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From: David Greenman <dg@root.com>
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Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 08:14:04 -0700
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>FreeBSD does ALL its file I/O in 4K blocks.  Your test is really a test
>of the kernel's ability to issue strategy calls quickly, at best.

   Huh? No it doesn't; what ever gave you that idea?

-DG

David Greenman
Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project