On Wed, 2002-10-02 at 10:02, Gabor Forgacs wrote:
> Hi all
>
> What are the possibilities to use direct io on linux with any filesystem ?
>
> I use xfs/O_DIRECT under irix, i am just wondering is the direct io is a
> viable solution under linux too. Generally what is the fastest disk access
> method under linux with raid 0 ? I should read sequentialy 9-12 mb files.
>
> Thanx
>
If you are reading a lot of files and only reading them once, then
O_DIRECT would be your best bet. You should do some timing tests
though.
Steve
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