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From: ritz@onyx.interactive.net (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: IDE vs SCSI (was Re: Linux vs BSD)
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In comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Anthony Talltree <aad@nwnet.net> wrote:
:) >> It's things like tagged queueing and the ability to saturate your bus
:) >> with multiple devices that make SCSI a win on real OSes.

:) Modulo the need to disable tagged queueing since vendors have tended to
:) not implement it well.

Enabling tagged queueing on a pair of fast/wide Buslogic cards talking
to fast/wide Barracudas made a noticible difference in speed on our
BSDI 2.1 news box.  I think the driver supporting tagged queueing
(and lots of other enhancements) will be available for general
release when BSDI releases version 3.0.  The new disk striping
driver rocks too.  :-)

Chris

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