Raymond Wiker wrote:
> Probably even faster with (a little higher) blocks... and using raw
> devices (/dev/rsd{a,b}) may also help.

For different devices on different interfaces I have found the opposite
to be true. Large blocks need to be buffered and written to and
retrieved from memory. Small ones may fit into faster cache.

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