Fusion-MPT much faster as module

[Holger Kiehl]

Hello

On a four CPU Opteron compiling the Fusion-MPT as module gives much better
performance when compiling it in, here some bonnie++ results:

Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
compiled in  15872M 38366 71  65602  22 18348   4 53276 84  57947   7 905.4   2
module       15872M 51246 96 204914  70 57236  14 59779 96 264171  33 923.0   2

This happens with 2.6.10, 2.6.11 and 2.6.11-bk2. Controller is a
Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI.

Why is there such a large difference?

Holger
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