[Xen-users] file-backed vs. block device performance

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Subject:	[Xen-users] file-backed vs. block device performance
From:	"Mark Greenbank" <mark.greenbank@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:12:28 -0400
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Hi,

I searched the archives and I couldn't find a thread with specific metrics or benchmark results for file-backed VBD vs. raw disk partitions. Does anyone know any good links?

mark

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