If you use the cfq scheduler (linux default) you might try turning off low latency mode (introduced in 2.6.32):
Echo 0 > /sys/class/block/<device name>/queue/iosched/low_latency http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_32 On 3/10/10, Stefan G. Weichinger <[email protected]> wrote: > > Recently I see bad performance with my vmware-server. > > Loads of harddisk IO ... even bad on the RAID1, disks working all the > time (I hear them and iostat tells me). > > Might have to do with kernel 2.6.33 and non-fitting vmware-modules? > > I masked some modules back then because they didn't work, maybe they > would now. > > Could someone tell me what combo works with gentoo-sources-2.6.33 ? > > I currently have: > > # eix vmware-mod > [I] app-emulation/vmware-modules > Available versions: 1.0.0.15-r1 1.0.0.15-r2 (~)1.0.0.24-r1{tbz2} > [m]1.0.0.25-r1 [m](~)1.0.0.26 {kernel_linux} > Installed versions: 1.0.0.24-r1{tbz2}(20:34:53 > 01.03.2010)(kernel_linux) > > # eix vmware-ser > [I] app-emulation/vmware-server > Available versions: 1.0.8.126538!s 1.0.9.156507!s > (~)1.0.10.203137!s (~)2.0.1.156745-r3!s{tbz2} (~)2.0.2.203138!f!s{tbz2} > Installed versions: 2.0.2.203138!f!s{tbz2}(20:19:33 10.03.2010) > > > Thanks in advance, Stefan > > -- Sent from my mobile device Kyle
