linux readahead setting?

Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (roy@karlsbakk.net)
Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:21:10 +0100 (CET)

Hi

I heard linux does <= 32 page readahead from block devices
(scsi/ide/que?). Is there a way to double this? I want to read 256kB
chunks from the SCSI drives, as to get the best speed. These numbers are
based on some testing and information I've got from Compaq's storage guys.

roy

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