[Samba] Tuning Linux/Samba for low latency w/ high i/o

[Max Clark]

On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 10:06:50AM +0800, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> >>stream pause for 5 seconds and then continue.
> 
> How can you tell from the vmstat output? how do you read it? I do note that
> the bi & b0 values are _much_ higher when you upload some stuffs. (esp your
> b0 values)

I am watching the video stream and ftp upload on a separate PC, with a console running vmstat on another.

> >>server seems to buffer arround 100MB with no problem,
> What is buffering around 100MB? is this the bi value? 

When I do the FTP upload, the ftp server is buffering arround 100MB (the total isn't reflected in vmstat).

-Max

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