Kevin Buettner wrote:
> I had the same concerns. I have very little direct experience with IDE,
> but I've read dire warnings regarding IDE in a number of places. Again,
> that's why I decided to get two IDE drives and mirror them.
Arent most of the problems with IDE really a result of improperly
implemented drivers? I understand thats been a major problem with
Windows machines and off-brand motherboards that typically include
their own drivers for DMA. Ive never had Linux actually attempt to
enable DMA on one of these spotty motherboards...
Also, cant DMA be a performance hit in some cases? With PIO, you dont
have the cache consistency problems to worry about... and with an OS
like Linux, taking a very small amount of time out to service the
drive isnt the BAD THING it is with an OS that has difficulty doing
more than a couple of things at once (M$)
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