Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 13:27:40 +0200 From: Usov Alexander <usov@hq.ups.kiev.ua> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: softupdates use Message-ID: <384F922C.D7176A91@hq.ups.kiev.ua> References: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9912081500070.36625-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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> > Hey all, > I just read the readme on softupdates. I'd like to know if they are worth > using on a single user workstation, or do they really just benefit larger > servers? It looks like they affect all disk operations to some degree. They affect all disk operations, but few of them became slower. Althought total FS perfomace increases (even for single-user workstation). But there is a little thing you shoul know: during aressive HDD work it`s almost impossible to work (unless you have SCSI). > Also, to make sure i have it right, i enable softupdates in the kernel, > then run tunefs -n on the target filesystem. That's it, right? Then just > sit back and watch the fun begin? :-) You have to link two files from /sys/contrib/softupdates (take a look at README) and rebuild the kernel. Then reboot and type mount to see the difference. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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