Re: Benchmarks - 1.3.11 + patch

Matthias Urlichs (urlichs@smurf.noris.de)
22 Jul 1995 12:45:32 +0200

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In linux.dev.kernel, article <Pine.LNX.3.91.950720084525.13192A-100000@pimpinel.fluido.org>,
Carlo Emilio Prelz <fluido@telepac.pt> writes:
>
> I found out why I had problems running the filesystem tests. It seems
> that the timer set by the alarm() call is automatically reloaded when
> it expires... I don't know whether this is how things should be, but I

No, that isn't how it should be. Looks like a bug...

> * Linux pimpinel.fluido.org 1.2.10 #59 Tue Jun 13 09:46:17 MET DST 1995 i486
> * Linux pimpinel.fluido.org 1.3.12 #23 Wed Jul 19 21:55:21 MET DST 1995 i486
>
> Pipe-based Context Switching Test || 3446.9 -> 9969.6 +189.23%

Now that looks tempting...

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