From: fset@guug.de (Fachschaft E-Technik TUM) Subject: Re: VLB IDE contr, VLB ET4000 and network on parrallel port Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1993 09:18:16 GMT
c878109@id.dth.dk (Michael Cederberg) writes:
>Hi There!
>So I have just received my new system (WOW!), and now I have a couble of
>questions:
>1. The system is equipped with a 32-bit local bus IDE HD controller. Is
> the Linux IDE device driver optimized for 32-bit datatransfers?
I'm trying to work this out at the moment. 32-bit reads are ok, you get
about 12% performance gain (at least on my machine). 32 bit writes killed
my linux partition two times, but i'm not giving up yet. reducing the
I/O waits isn't a good idea...
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Clemens Huebner fset@guug.de
Giessuebl 4 (crh@guug.de)
8088 Eching a.A
Germany Linux -- the free 32-bit OS
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