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Date:      Tue, 4 Aug 2015 23:17:58 +0200
From:      Terje Elde <terje@elde.net>
To:        javocado <javocado@gmail.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: pw operations slow under zfs load
Message-ID:  <3C5A26BE-DC2E-457C-A205-B572FC19325E@elde.net>
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On 4. aug. 2015, at 23:07, javocado <javocado@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, what's going on here? How does a busy pool with it's own set of drives=

> (which operate off an HBA) affect the speed of operations involving the
> boot volume (a UFS-formatted SSD connected to the mobo)?

First thing that springs to mind is that it's not just a matter of simple IO=
. There's also locking (see man-page for flock and/or lockf). Could this be a=
s simple as whatever is causing the work-load on your ZFS-volume holding a s=
hared lock, on something pw wants to grab an exclusive lock on, prior to doi=
ng the actual change?

Terje=



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