Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 23 May 1999 10:26:25 -0400 | From | Mark Lord <> | Subject | Re: Long `rm` times. |
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Marc Heckmann wrote: > On Wed, 19 May 1999, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > > With version 2.2.6, I do not have long file remove times. If some > > are having such a problem, it might have to do with their disk drives > > and/or drivers. I have some SCSI disks and a BusLogic controller. .. > I have a Sun Ultra/10 here (IDE drive) running RH-6.0 2.2.5 and an > rm on a large file takes a _really_ long time to return and other I/O's on > the disk don't return till the rm is done either (or at least till after > a really long time). So maybe it's an IDE only problem. I have a PC with > SCSI (BusLogic) and IDE at home, I'll try it here tonight.
Not an IDE problem -- my system is completely IDE (7 drives) and I can "rm" a 2GB file in less than a couple of seconds.
I can "rm -r" a linux kernel tree quick quickly as well (much faster than on Solaris or Freebsd).
Something fishy there. -- mlord@pobox.com
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