Re: [fuse-devel] Transfer Block Size

[Brian B. <bbi...@us...>]

John Haechten <jhaechten@Crossroads.com> wrote on 04/26/2011 09:30:48 AM:
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> I am using linux kernel 2.6.18

There's your problem. You need a newer kernel for big_writes to have an
effect.

On 2.6.18, you can get larger write sizes by mounting with -o direct_io.
That option can harm the performance of streaming reads or small writes,
but depending on your access pattern, it could be a net win.

Cheers,
Brian