[Samba] Is 2.2.8 generally slower than 2.2.1?

[Jeremy Allison]

On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 01:42:40PM -0400, Eric N. Moyer wrote:
> 
> Thank you for the reply.  I have asked the Raidzone tech for a copy of 
> their Samba source, and we are also investigating network issues.  Another 
> thing we are doing is testing the large file copies on a spare Linux 
> system, for comparison to the Raidzone unit.  This test computer started 
> off with Samba 2.2.1a-4, and copied a large file fine, and much faster than 
> the rate we get on the Raidzone when it works.  We then updated the test 
> machine to Samba 2.2.8a-1, and it took 50% longer to copy the file.
> 
> Is a performance decrease like this a common experience with the newer 
> versions?  Are there some customary settings we should check?

No I'm not aware of any problems like this. Samba 2.2.1a definately
has some bugs that 2.2.8a corrects. Can you give me details on exactly
how you are doing the file copy test so I can try and reproduce
it here ?

Thanks,

	Jeremy.