Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:46:56 +0200 From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> To: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The I/O is too slow than linux Message-ID: <19990824234656.A40168@keltia.freenix.fr> In-Reply-To: <199908241833.LAA15347@implode.root.com>; from David Greenman on Tue, Aug 24, 1999 at 11:33:59AM -0700 References: <Pine.GSO.3.95q.990824122227.552C-100000@elect8> <199908241833.LAA15347@implode.root.com>
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According to David Greenman: > As I recall, Linux doesn't have block devices (or is it that it doesn't > have character devices?....hmmm). They have only block devices under Linux. I never understood why. The other way around (like we have) with only character devices makes sense with an unified VM/buffer cache architecture. -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 4.0-CURRENT #73: Sat Jul 31 15:36:05 CEST 1999 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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