2010/1/5 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com>: > On Tuesday 05 January 2010 10:15:00 Stroller wrote: >> On 5 Jan 2010, at 06:21, Mick wrote: >> >> ... >> >> Solved. The problem was CFQ I/O scheduler. It was several times slower >> >> than the others, for whatever reason. >> >> ... >> > >> > Hmmm ... reading at the help files I thought that CFQ was the >> > default/best option for a desktop. Is there such a thing as a best fit >> > here? >> >> I had this notion that it was the worst option for everything, unless your >> computer has 96+ CPUs. > > I had this notion that the author of the help files was talking through a hole > in his butt and just expressing his own views.
Ha, ha! What does experience show to be a best option for a desktop that has: a) Single CPU? b) Dual core? c) Quad core? -- Regards, Mick
