Oliver Endriss wrote:
When I switched to kernel 2.6 for the first time I noticed these issues, too. Selecting the CFQ I/O scheduler in the kernel solved all problems for me. Did you try that?
yes, i use cfq too.
$ cat /sys/block/hd?/queue/scheduler noop anticipatory deadline [cfq] noop anticipatory deadline [cfq] $ cat /sys/block/hd?/queue/read_ahead_kb 4096 4096 $