@Article{shi:dma-raid,
  author = {Zhan Shi and Jiangling Zhang and Xinrong Zhou},
  title = {Using {DMA} aligned buffer to improve software RAID performance},
  journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  booktitle = {4th International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS
  2004); June 6-9, 2004; Krakow, POLAND},
  editor = {Bubak, M; VanAlbada, GD; Sloot, PMA; Dongarra, JJ},
  year = {2004},
  month = {June},
  volume = {3038},
  pages = {355--362},
  institution = {Huazhong Univ Sci \& Technol, Dept Comp Sci, Natl Storage Lab,
  Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China; Abo Akad Univ, Turku Ctr Comp Sci, FIN-20520
  Turku, Finland},
  publisher = {Springer-Verlag},
  copyright = {(c)2004 Institute for Scientific Information, Inc.},
  URL =
  {http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0302-9743&volume=3038&spage=355},
  keywords = {DMA, software RAID, performance, DMA aligned buffer, DAB,
  pario-bib},
  abstract = {While the storage market grows rapidly, software RAID, as a
  low-cost solution, becomes more and more important nowadays. However the
  performance of software RAID is greatly constrained by its implementation.
  Varies methods have been taken to improve its performance. By integrating a
  novel buffer mechanism - DMA aligned buffer (DAB) into software RAID kernel
  driver, we achieved a significant performance improvement, especially on
  small I/O requests.}
}