lol..

-w 256 is the correct work unit for ati 5870/5970/6950/6970/6990.
the correct worksize reported from the cards I have is 256 but they tune better on 128
also the correct vectors reported is 4 tuning in on 4 reduces mh/s by at least 30% for those cards
cgminer default (setting nothing) is vectors 2 and worksize 128
setting the worksize to 256 on my 5850 gets me 5 more MH/s and usually the card's thread freezes within minutes... means xserver stales means reboot (no kill -9)!