[Xen-users] Re: poor IDE buffered disk reads on dom0

To:	Anand <xen.mails@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	[Xen-users] Re: poor IDE buffered disk reads on dom0
From:	Molle Bestefich <molle.bestefich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:36:00 +0000
Cc:	Chris Fanning <christopher.fanning@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Anand wrote:
> Chris Fanning wrote:
> > I'm a bit stuck. Sould I compile ide as a module for dom0?
> > Or perhaps this isn't even the problem?
> > Should I forget about IDE and go and buy SATA?
>
> As for SATA, it definately gives you more performance ;)

What?  No.  With a standard ATA disk, using SATA over PATA will not
give you more performance.
Neither will compiling IDE drivers as modules.

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