Description of problem:File transfers between disks or partition slower on F7
(8-40%) when compared to FC5 orFC6.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):2.6.21-1.3228.fc7



How reproducible: Time transfer speeds of large (4.4gig+) files and compare to
legacy data.


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Actual results: Slower Transfers


Expected results: Equivalent or faster transfers


Additional info:Rahula said to point this at you.
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159525&page=2&pp=15
Is the same on gnome, cli, and KDE. Applies to pata and sata devices. No known
errors spat out(checked tail -f /var/log/messages started prior to cp).
Available memory not a factor. Drive speeds check out fine via hardparm -tT.
Only checked on EXT3 file systems.