[CentOS] 3ware cards and new firmware in 9.4.1 codeset

[chrism at imntv.com]

Scott Silva wrote:
> I just saw the following in the release notes for the new firmware for the
> later 3ware cards;
>
> Improved CIFS performance
> The firmware has been tuned to greatly increase performance with CIFS (Common
> Internet File System) protocol. However, this has resulted in performance with
> the Linux ext3 file system that is slower than earlier releases. We recommend
> that you use other Linux file systems, such as XFS.
>
> So it looks like ext3 performance would be worse. What are they thinking?
> They are going to drive linux people away.
>   

That is idiotic.  I guess I won't be upgrading my firmware.  Screwups 
like this really risk their strong following among Linux users.

There is NO WAY I'd use an unsupported file system on a production box.

Cheers,