On 07/02/14 15:49, George R Goffe wrote: > have a Fedora 19 system with several large 2-4TB drives attached via > USB-SATA docking stations. > > I'm seeing a problem whereby a specific filesystem that hasn't been accessed > for some time and is REALLY slow to respond to initial requests. ls -alt for > example takes a substantial bit of time to respond at first but then response > is acceptable after that. > > I'm trying to figure out what's happening and why and what I can do about it. > It's like the buffers are empty and they need to be filled. Are there kernel > tunable parameters that can be changed to avoid this problem?
First, what do you mean by "specific filesystem"? Second, could your drive just be spun down after a period of inactivity and it takes time to spin up? USB enclosures often show that characteristic. -- If you can't laugh at yourself, others will gladly oblige. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
