linux-kernel - Re: Hardware vs. Software Raid Speed

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Message-ID: <44EC02FD.7050207@tomt.net>
Date:	Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:25:49 +0200
From:	Andre Tomt <andre@...t.net>
To:	Marc Perkel <marc@...kel.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Hardware vs. Software Raid Speed

Marc Perkel wrote:
> Running Linux on an AMD AM2 nVidia chip ser that supports Raid 0 
> striping on the motherboard. Just wondering if hardware raid (SATA2) 
> is going to be faster that software raid and why?

Beeing a consumer type board (AM2), the "raid on the motherboard" is in 
99.999% of the cases just software raid implemented in their Windows 
drivers, a bootup setup screen plus some BIOS magic to get the OS booting.
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