> > The kernel really cannot sustain 125MB/s? I assume the disk > array is capable?
Yes, the array should be capable, LSI controller U320, SATA disks inside the array. > Where is the bottleneck? Does it keep all disks busy, or are > the CPUs overloaded? I'm not sure where the bottleneck is. CPU Load goes up with many pdflush processes in D state. Thanks for the suggestions with sg and O_DIRECT so far, will try this. -Michael - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
