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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
To: MALET JL <malet.jean-luc@laposte.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [drivers][sata-promise] TX4 has the cache enabled, it should be disabled
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:32:06 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <40361A66.9060209@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <40360FDD.1070607@laposte.net>

MALET JL wrote:
> I relooked into manual (see promise site support, user manual)  and 
> there are two parameters for TX4 : write through/ write back , cache on 
> cache off..... I don't know which cache is it about but I'll redo some 
> test (argh you oblige me to reboot to windows! did you thought of my 
> uptime! LOL )this evening but as far as I remember the optimal values 
> where write through /no cache.....
> on windows with cache on their was small hangs too....
> I noticed then that a prempible kernel is not a good idea in my case : 
> lot more "small hangs"......


This would be the drive's cache, not the card's cache.

	Jeff




      reply	other threads:[~2004-02-20 14:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-02-17  9:13 [drivers][sata-promise] TX4 has the cache enabled, it should be disabled MALET JL
2004-02-19 23:36 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-02-20 13:47   ` MALET JL
2004-02-20 14:32     ` Jeff Garzik [this message]

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