Re: vfs.hirunningspace on a 3ware 8506

From: Petri Helenius (pete_at_he.iki.fi)
Date: 04/20/04

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To: "Jim C. Nasby" <jim@nasby.net>

    Jim C. Nasby wrote:

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

    Pete

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