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Date:      Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:38:09 -0800 (PST)
From:      "M. Warner Losh" <imp@village.org>
To:        mi@aldan.algebra.com
Cc:        luigi@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc.diskless1 rc.diskless2
Message-ID:  <20020212.203809.85417796.imp@village.org>
In-Reply-To: <200202121955.g1CJt6X37463@aldan.algebra.com>
References:  <200202121836.g1CIaO277142@freefall.freebsd.org> <200202121955.g1CJt6X37463@aldan.algebra.com>

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In message: <200202121955.g1CJt6X37463@aldan.algebra.com>
            Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> writes:
: On 12 Feb, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
: > luigi       2002/02/12 10:36:23 PST
: > 
: >   Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_4)
: >     etc                  rc.diskless1 rc.diskless2 
: >   Log:
: >   Make the  fs use  8k/1k blocks  as 4:1 ratios  are reported  to give
: >   trouble sometimes. Probably 4096/512 would be ok too, but since i do
: >   not have a chance now to test  it thoroughly i prefer to stay on the
: >   safe side (8k/1k is what was used before 4.5).
: 
: As far as I  remember, last time this was discussed,  nobody was able to
: offer any evidence  of 4:1 actually causing problems --  there were only
: anecdotal accounts, just like this time...

No.  I have actual evidence.  I can cause hangs very often and they go
away when I change to 8:1

Warner

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