> It seems strange because iowait is at 90% but nothing is > trasnfered to/from disk. Why is that? > > I run postgresql on this server and I'm not satistied by it's speed. > > Single Pentium IV, IDE disk. > > What can be the problem?
I have noticed it several months ago. Maybe this thread could be useful for you. http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0408.2/1758.html According to my tests, 2.4 with -lck still performs better than 2.6, so I use 2.4 on production DB servers with any DB. Massimo - 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/
