> Seems that there were not an optimal bs-default value on Sparc for > this > test. If I set bs explicitely this way I got: > > Sparc/Solaris: 45s > Sparc/Linux: 35s !! (We are really good, aren´t we?) > PC/Linux: 61s
Gratulations > By the way it would be of course interesting, how to adjust reading > block size in other applications than dd. I started testing when I > recognized that some PostgreSQL tables I created via > > cat tabledefinition | psql database > > took much more time than on my PC. Moreover I´m afraid that database > access is slower if some parts of it do not fit into memory. > > Any hints how to tune that? > time cat smalltebledefinition | psql database -> real 0m0.306s time psql -e database < smalltabledefinition -> real 0m0.295s may this 0.009s help you ;-) regards -- Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz, FHT-Esslingen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [... University of Applied Sciences Esslingen Germany...] collaborative encyclopedia project <http://www.wikipedia.com> ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: webmail.fht-esslingen.de