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_(back to UnixNotes)_ On a GNU/Linux system you actually perform a write operation for each read because the filesystem tracks the last access time for each file. While this is potentially useful data (e.g. HSM) in many cases it's useless and the file system runs slower as a result. There are a couple of ways to turn this off, depending on how precise control you need. On a file-by-file basis you can =chattr +A file_name= each file, or for the whole filesystem you can add =noatime= to the list of filesystem parameters in =/etc/fstab=. I've seen this documented in a few places, most recently http://www.linuxjournal.com//article.php?sid=5840 GNU/Linux: is IDE DMA turned on? Use =hdparm= to check. *Bonnie* is a useful file system benchmark. My BonnieResults. -- Main.TobyCabot - 25 Feb 2002 - 28 Mar 2002<br />
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