Re: Higher than expected disk write(2) latency

[David Newall]

Martin Lucina wrote:
> Measurement of the write(2) time is performed using the TSC, so any
> latency there is negligible.

Measuring each write is lavish and bound to impact the results.  To
measure sustained throughput, get the time only at start and end, and
divide the difference by the number of writes.
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