[ltp] hdparm params for 7k60 drive

[Chun-Yu Shei]

Steve Barr wrote:
> Thanks for posting; I wouldn't have played around with this otherwise.
> For some reason I could not set readahead to 256:
> /dev/hda:
>  setting fs readahead to 256
>  BLKRASET failed: Invalid argument
> 
> So I set it to 192:
>  readahead    = 192 (on)
> 
> With these results:
> hdparm -tT /dev/hda
> 
> /dev/hda:
>  Timing buffer-cache reads:   1616 MB in  2.01 seconds = 803.98 MB/sec
>  Timing buffered disk reads:  112 MB in  3.00 seconds =  37.33 MB/sec
> 
> Perhaps there is an even better setting waiting to be discovered...
> 
> I'm running RH9 on a T40p in case that matters.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Steve

Heh, my T41 with the 40 GB 5400 rpm drive is about the same speed:
hdparm -tT /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
  Timing buffer-cache reads:   1820 MB in  2.00 seconds = 909.23 MB/sec
  Timing buffered disk reads:  110 MB in  3.03 seconds =  36.25 MB/sec

I'm running Fedora.  On a sidenote, after I upgraded to the 2.6 kernel, 
the 3rd button started working :D.

- Chun-Yu