I wrote: > The kernel must be doing write-behind even to a raw disk, otherwise > waiting for write(2) to return before issuing the next write would > slow it down as Matthew suggests.
And a minute after hitting send, I remembered that FreeBSD does not provide the traditional "raw" disk devices, e.g. /dev/rda0 with an 'r'. (Now if I could just remember *why* it doesn't.) _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
