Eric Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Steven Sim wrote:
> > Hello all;
> >
> > I have always wondered why Sun's default value for maxphys is only
> > 128Kbyte.
> ...
>
> The fact that we still have kernel tunables for things like this makes me
> want to check myself into the looney bin.
>
> We could up them now, but how do we know the values are optimal for all
> machines now? In two years? In four? It's like we have a Mercedes with all
> the greatest bells and whistles, yet there is still a manual choke knob on
> square in the middle of the dash.
Do you believe that maxphys is something that could be handled automatically?
You still have to decide when you put winter tires on your Mercedes before
you drive.
You need to decide about the I/O granulatrity too....
Jörg
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