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Date:      Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:11:28 +0100
From:      Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: "High" cpu usage when using ZFS cache device
Message-ID:  <20101116131128.GB21229@rron.local>
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According to Christer Solskogen:
> See, that is why I think it is a ZFS issue. Because I did that.
> I created a UFS filesystem on the same usb stick. Mounted it and did a
> "dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/file".
> The systemload goes +0.6 instead if +10.3.

Do not forget that everything that is read/written from/to USB devices goes through the CPU (no DMA or anything for USB devices).

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Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.net
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