This is results of testing my machine (Toshiba Satellite Pro 445CDX notebook). Shows not very huge improvement yet ;)
wd driver: ????????????? -------Sequential Output-------- ---Sequential Input-- --Random-- ????????????? -Per Char- --Block--- -Rewrite-- -Per Char- --Block--- --Seeks--- Machine??? MB K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU? /sec %CPU ????????????????? 100? 3318 63.9? 3260 12.1? 1331? 8.1? 3361 56.8? 3397 13.7? 59.2? 2.8 ata driver: ????????????? -------Sequential Output-------- ---Sequential Input-- --Random-- ????????????? -Per Char- --Block--- -Rewrite-- -Per Char- --Block--- --Seeks--- Machine??? MB K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU? /sec %CPU ????????????????? 100? 3322 63.2? 3244 11.9? 1233? 7.7? 3374 55.4? 3398 13.4? 60.4? 2.8 dmesg-ata: CPU: Pentium/P55C (132.63-MHz 586-class CPU) ? Origin = "GenuineIntel"? Id = 0x543? Stepping=3 ? Features=0x8001bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,MMX> avail memory = 30302208 (29592K bytes) ata0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa ad0: <TOSHIBA MK1403MAV/D3.06 A> ATA-? disk at ata0 as master ad0: 1376MB (2818368 sectors), 2796 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S ad0: 16 secs/int, 0 depth queue ad0s2: type 0xa5, start 63, end = 1433375, size 1433313 ad0s2: C/H/S end 1023/11/63 (967490) != end 1433375: invalid ad0s3: type 0xa5, start 1433376, end = 2732939, size 1299564 : OK ad0s4: type 0x6, start 2732940, end = 2817989, size 85050 : OK dmesg-wd: CPU: Pentium/P55C (132.63-MHz 586-class CPU) ? Origin = "GenuineIntel"? Id = 0x543? Stepping=3 ? Features=0x8001bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,MMX> avail memory = 30289920 (29580K bytes) wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 flags 0xffffffff on isa wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <TOSHIBA MK1403MAV>, LBA, 32-bit, multi-block-16, sleep-hack wd0: 1376MB (2818368 sectors), 2982 cyls, 15 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S wd0: ATA INQUIRE valid = 0003, dmamword = 0407, apio = 0003, udma = 0000 wd0s2: type 0xa5, start 63, end = 1433375, size 1433313 wd0s2: C/H/S end 1023/11/63 (967490) != end 1433375: invalid wd0s3: type 0xa5, start 1433376, end = 2732939, size 1299564 : OK wd0s4: type 0x6, start 2732940, end = 2817989, size 85050 : OK ? ? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message