From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261486AbVGYVQO (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:16:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261490AbVGYVQO (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:16:14 -0400 Received: from mailout.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:46603 "HELO mailout.stusta.mhn.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261486AbVGYVQN (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:16:13 -0400 Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:16:04 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Gaspar Bakos Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: elvtune with 2.6 kernels (under FC3) Message-ID: <20050725211604.GG3160@stusta.de> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 04:31:56PM -0400, Gaspar Bakos wrote: > Hi, Hi Gaspar, > I am cc-ing this to the kernel list, a i have the suspicion that it may > be a kernel related feature. > > -------------- > I noticed that elvtune does not work on FC3 with a 2.6.12.3 > (self-compiled, pristine) kernel. I also tried it with other 2.6.* kernels. > > elvtune /dev/sde > ioctl get: Invalid argument > > In fact, I get the same message for all disks, either those on a 3ware > controller, or SATA disks directly attached to the motherboard. > The hw is a dual opteron mb with 4Gb RAM. > > Did this command become obsoleted? > Is there alternativ? util-linux >= 2.12h gives you a better error message: # elvtune /dev/hda ioctl get: Invalid argument elvtune is only useful on older kernels; for 2.6 use IO scheduler sysfs tunables instead.. # > Cheers > Gaspar cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed