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From: bert hubert <ahu@ds9a.nl>
To: Yun Zhou <sraphim@mofd.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: HD access sluggish in 2.6.0
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 08:18:00 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031219071800.GA8087@outpost.ds9a.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200312181957.05917.sraphim@mofd.net>

On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 07:57:05PM -0600, Yun Zhou wrote:
> I'm using a system with 1HD (DC WD600BB-00CAA1 60 GB) using kernel 2.6.0. 
> Whenever the system uses the disk extensively (copying a file, untarring, 
> etc.), it grinds to a near halt, with the CPU usage at about 100%, even for a 
> simple copying operation.

Please show the output of hdparm /dev/hda:
/dev/hda:
 multcount    = 16 (on)
 IO_support   =  0 (default 16-bit)
 unmaskirq    =  0 (off)
 using_dma    =  1 (on)
 keepsettings =  0 (off)
 readonly     =  0 (off)
 readahead    = 256 (on)
 geometry     = 65535/16/63, sectors = 117210240, start = 0

You will probably see using_dma = 0 there. This in turn probably means you
did not compile in the right IDE driver. Try hdparm -d1 /dev/hda, and/or
recompile your kernel.

> This problem is not present when using 2.4.22, nor any of the 2.4 series 
> kernels that I've tried. Does anyone know what is causing this?

You did not specify any details of your kernel compile so it is hard to
tell.


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  reply	other threads:[~2003-12-19  7:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-12-19  1:57 HD access sluggish in 2.6.0 Yun Zhou
2003-12-19  7:18 ` bert hubert [this message]
2003-12-19  8:09 ` William Lee Irwin III

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