happymaster23 wrote: > This is not problem of disks, this is problem of Samba (operating > systems in network are Windows XP and Windows 7 only, so this should > not be problem caused by Windows). > > I am asking because of risks and disadvantages. This is same as > oplocks - it may be performance tweak, but it is potentially dangerous > (data corruption). How does sendfile() mesh with SMB signed packets? I'd think you would have to copy the data for that. Sendfile should just be saving a memory/buffer copy or two anyway. That seems like it should be a barely measurable amount of time unless your server is heavily loaded. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com