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SubjectRE: problem with 2.6.13.[0-2]


> DMA is on in both 2.6.12.6 and in 2.6.13.2. Here's what hdparm
> /dev/hda gives:
>
> in 2.6.12.6:
>
> /dev/hda:
> multcount = 16 (on)
> IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit)
> unmaskirq = 0 (off)
> using_dma = 1 (on)
> keepsettings = 0 (off)
> readonly = 0 (off)
> readahead = 256 (on)
> geometry = 65535/16/63, sectors = 195371568, start = 0
>
> in 2.6.13.2 it's the same, except for
>
> multcount = 0 (off)
>
> Could this be the problem, and if so, would setting multcount to on
> fix it? (I take it hdparm -m 16 /dev/hda would do it)

I doubt if multcount will make a difference, but you can try.
Probably next best thing to do is profile the slow kernel to find where it
is spending time. (pass profile=2 on kernel command line and use
readprofile or use oprofile).

Did you try hdparm -tT /dev/hda? It's going to be slow, thats for sure
from what you described but try that and then post dmesg (for both
kernels) and profile results - may be someone will get a clue from that.

Parag

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