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Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE

From Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE
Date 2016-04-11 15:43 +0000
Organization My Linux Box
Message-ID <neggn5$8ro$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <87potwelxq.fsf@bogus.nodomain.nowhere>

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In alt.os.linux.slackware Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

> After reinstall of Slackware 11 [1]

Your issue likely arises here.  Slack 11 is very old, with a very old
kernel.

> The drive is seen by Linux as hda, not sda. (Some on-mobo emulation I
> don't know about?)

Or, more likely: this suggests that the kernel included in slack 11 is
prior to the retirement of the legacy hd[a-z] driver for IDE disks, and
the kernel is running your new sata port in legacy IDE mode (because
that is all it (this specific kernel) knows how to do).

And, if this is the issue, you may even have the slack 11 kernel
running the sata port in IDE emulation mode using PIO, which would
produce exactly the issue you describe (large latencys and system
pauses on disk accesses).

You'd do well to upgrade to a more modern Slackware, and you'd likely
find that this issue disappears when you do so.

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HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-04-11 02:47 -0300
  Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Thomas Richter <thor@math.tu-berlin.de> - 2016-04-11 09:14 +0200
    Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2016-04-11 16:54 +0000
  Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2016-04-11 07:22 +0000
  Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-11 04:19 -0500
    Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-04-13 00:06 -0300
      Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-13 13:26 -0500
  Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-11 11:30 +0200
  Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2016-04-11 13:17 +0000
  Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-04-11 15:43 +0000
    Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-04-12 23:42 -0300
      Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-04-13 03:29 +0000
        Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-04-15 03:08 -0300

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