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Subject: Re: vfs.hirunningspace on a 3ware 8506
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Jim C. Nasby wrote:

>Has anyone done any testing to see what value of vfs.hirunningspace is
>optimal for a 3ware 8506-8?
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>
Do the 3ware controllers actually care about this value due to the 
onboard processing and cache? I thought all writes are satisfied 
immediately?

Pete