> > > Interesting, how come Linux beats NetBSD at the HD performance on i386
> > > in _all_ cases?
> >
> > i can get max 7.5MB/s with linux from my machine (pentium 133, intel TX,
> > 5400 HDD) doing lot of work with hdparm.
> >
> > generic NetBSD kernel just gives 16MB/s with less CPU load.
>
> Nice. How about some tests on today's machines, not ancient junk?
>
please change your style at least