On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 18:14:32 -0600 Dimitri Maziuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When your system switches from reading in a binary from /bin to > writing a pid file in /var, obviously, there'll be head movement. > If /bin sits on one end of the disk, and /var on another, there'll > be more head movement; if the binary and pid file in question live > right next to each other there'll be less head movement. I don't > see anything specific to linux kernel in that. and what if all your /var files are all over yaur big / partition ( if / is not splited in pieces ) ? will be a lot of head movement. you cannot know that all your /var files will be nearby /bin or /$whatever files . anyway i agree that a single drive is a bit of performance loss. the major hack that can be done is to put swap partiton at the begining of drive (first partiton). The head reads faster from inner edge. i am an adept of spliting drive in patitions depending of sistem's job. this ca save you from a lot of trouble. -- dgabi
