[linux-lvm] LVM performance

Joe Thornber joe at fib011235813.fsnet.co.uk
Sat Nov 9 03:05:02 UTC 2002


On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 06:28:35PM -0500, Alan Willis wrote:
> 
>   Is there any performance data comparing an md software raid 0 to a basic
> lvm
> volume?
> 
>   I'd like to use lvm instead of md, but I'd have to justify it with
> something solid.  We don't need alot of the extra lvm features.  But I'd
> like to be able to upgrade this to use device-mapper eventually, and if
> new installations are made md, that probably won't happen.

Performance is similar as far as I know.

- Joe




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