Re: UP 2.2.18 makes kernels 3% faster than UP 2.4.0-test12

From: Rik van Riel (riel@conectiva.com.br)
Date: Mon Dec 11 2000 - 13:38:11 EST

On 11 Dec 2000, John Fremlin wrote:

> Two points: [snipped]

Doing a 'make bzImage' is NOT VM-intensive. Using this as a test
for the VM doesn't make any sense since it doesn't really excercise
the VM in any way...

If you want to measure, or even just bitch about, the VM, you should
at least quote results from something that uses the VM ;)

regards,

Rik 

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