Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:23:32 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> To: Pieter de Goeje <pieter@degoeje.nl>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SMP on FreeBSD 6.x and 7.0: Worth doing? Message-ID: <200712221323.GAA15374@lariat.net> In-Reply-To: <200712221321.22666.pieter@degoeje.nl> References: <200712220531.WAA09277@lariat.net> <200712221321.22666.pieter@degoeje.nl>
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At 05:21 AM 12/22/2007, Pieter de Goeje wrote: >Since you're using the fs as a cache, I presume it wouldn't be a big problem >if the data was lost by a power outage (or crash). If so, you can try the >async mount option to seriously increase fs performance. Linux also speeds up if you try mounting the volume -async, maintaining a similar advantage. And mounting the volume -async is a bit dangerous, because the cache can become very inconsistent during a crash.... SoftUpdates is generally what's recommended. --Brett Glass
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