(In reply to comment #249) > dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/bigfile bs=1M count=10000 conv=fdatasync & > sleep 10 > time dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/smallfile bs=4k count=1 conv=fdatasync
2.6.28-gentoo-r2 (/tmp on reiser3.6, rootfs-drive): >4096 bytes (4,1 kB) copied, 10.618 s, 0.4 kB/s >real 0m10.620s >user 0m0.000s >sys 0m0.077s
2.6.28-gentoo-r2 (/tmp on ext4, other drive): >4096 bytes (4,1 kB) copied, 5,34679 s, 0,8 kB/s >real 0m5.349s >user 0m0.000s >sys 0m0.003s
2.6.27.19-3.2-default (opensuse 11.1) (/tmp on ext3, rootfs): >4096 bytes (4,1 kB) copied, 60.5764 s, 0.1 kB/s >real 1m2.827s >user 0m0.004s >sys 0m0.036s
(In reply to comment #249)
> dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/bigfile bs=1M count=10000 conv=fdatasync &
> sleep 10
> time dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/smallfile bs=4k count=1 conv=fdatasync
2.6.28-gentoo-r2 (/tmp on reiser3.6, rootfs-drive):
>4096 bytes (4,1 kB) copied, 10.618 s, 0.4 kB/s
>real 0m10.620s
>user 0m0.000s
>sys 0m0.077s
2.6.28-gentoo-r2 (/tmp on ext4, other drive):
>4096 bytes (4,1 kB) copied, 5,34679 s, 0,8 kB/s
>real 0m5.349s
>user 0m0.000s
>sys 0m0.003s
2.6.27. 19-3.2- default (opensuse 11.1) (/tmp on ext3, rootfs):
>4096 bytes (4,1 kB) copied, 60.5764 s, 0.1 kB/s
>real 1m2.827s
>user 0m0.004s
>sys 0m0.036s