linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] libata updates

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Message-ID: <46365234.6010804@garzik.org>
Date:	Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:31:48 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Stephen.Clark@...lark.us
CC:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git patches] libata updates

Stephen Clark wrote:
> Yeah the kernel will boot but the hd performance is sh*t on my laptop. I 
> am running FC6 with
> kernel 2.6.21 and without the combined_mode setting my disk performance 
> goes down to a
> whopping 1.25mb/sec from 44mb/sec when I boot with combined_mode=libata. 
> It make my
> system unusable!


No, that's the split-driver configuration that causes the slowdown.

Now that both drivers fully support the hardware, either driver can make 
things go full speed.

Please try testing the update first :)

	Jeff


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