Re: [PATCH] Re: linux readahead setting?

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Date: Wed Nov 14 2001 - 05:33:09 EST

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> On Tuesday 13 November 2001 16:21, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:

>> I heard linux does <= 32 page readahead from block devices
>> (scsi/ide/que?). Is there a way to double this?

Use blockdev --setra N /dev/foo for your favorite number N.
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