Follow-up Comment #3, bug #100605 (project xrootd): It's nothing fundamental. The difference comes from difference in block sizes and read-ahead. After tweaking a little I got: ]=[Mon 13/02/25 12:25 CET]=[ljanyst@idefix:~/Projects/xroot/client/repo/master/install] ]==> time xrdcp --nopbar root://eosdevsrv1.cern.ch//eos/dev/2rep/1G - > /dev/null xrdcp --nopbar root://eosdevsrv1.cern.ch//eos/dev/2rep/1G - > /dev/null 0.38s user 2.00s system 24% cpu 9.850 total ]=[Mon 13/02/25 12:25 CET]=[ljanyst@idefix:~/Projects/xroot/client/repo/master/install] ]==> time xrdcopy --nopbar root://eosdevsrv1.cern.ch//eos/dev/2rep/1G - > /dev/null xrdcopy --nopbar root://eosdevsrv1.cern.ch//eos/dev/2rep/1G - > /dev/null 0.85s user 2.52s system 33% cpu 10.054 total I will change the block size immediately and add the readahead-like stuff for the next release. _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.cern.ch/bugs/?100605> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by LCG Savannah http://savannah.cern.ch/ ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1