Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 13:57:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Marc Tardif <intmktg@CAM.ORG> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: writing to disk Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009291356460.62310-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10009282205150.13648-100000@Gloria.CAM.ORG>
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Marc Tardif wrote: > What is the quickest way of writing large amounts of data to disk? Sequentially. Disks run an order of magnitude faster if they have sequential data. Don't get too fancy with the ordering since the disk driver will just reorder it for you. Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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