On 06/09/11 15:43, shawn wilson wrote:
On Sep 6, 2011 12:12 AM, "Stan Hoeppner" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> Only those who align their partitions correctly to avoid the dreaded
RMW problem, or those whose performance needs are so meager that they
don't realize they suffer the RMW problem.
>
RMW? I'm not familiar with this term.
I haven't heard it called RMW before.... but I suspect Stan is referring
to problems with the new, larger, drive sectors (which can slow systems
if the partitions are not aligned properly:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Format
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7007193&sliceId=1
Of course, we 'could' just wait for Stan to clarify...
Cheers
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