On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:23:14 +0100 Dieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just got 49194139 bytes/sec reading a large file (~10GB) on FreeBSD. > Linux on the same machine could only manage 35741200 bytes/sec.
Which controller, kernel, and file system are you using ? > The biggest disk speed problem today for SATA is the lack of NCQ support. > Developers are having trouble getting info on how to access NCQ for > various controllers. Thus, this is an area where an open-source SATA > controller could help significantly. This market is taken or will be in the near future, at least at the low-end : http://linux-ata.org/sata-status.html#ahci http://linux-ata.org/sata-status.html#sii3124 > > > or virus > > > detection would be feasible with an additional FPGA card. > > Is the open source crowd interested in virus detection? Yes. One of the killer applications on F/OS operating systems right now is smtp/http filtering. > Don't run virus server -> problem 99.9999999999999% solved. That's not an acceptable proposition for most companies, I'm afraid. Even if a full transition from Windows to F/OSS occurs, it will take some time, during which Windows boxes will need antivirus protection. So the market for a FPGA virus scanner accelerator is there. François _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
