<WWW>root@terrorist.math.ntu.edu.tw writes:
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<WWW>> him1: Complete Linux kernel compile times:
<WWW>> him1: Dual P2-300, 64mb SDRAM, 75 seconds
<WWW>> him1: Dual PPro166/512, 64mb EDO, 45 seconds
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<WWW>% make MAKE="make -j 3"
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> I believe in the original post (I don't have it anymore) the
>person doing this benchmark did make -j install which spawns lots of
>process' which would make things faster :) -- I have a dual P166MMX box
>and it takes about 4 minutes to get a kernel compiled...
I heard redirecting stdout/stderr to /dev/null can also speed such tasks
as kernel recompiles on such beasts. The actual compilation becomes I/O
bounded and eliminating the output to the screen reduces some overhead. I
can't try it right now (not at my machine), but supposedly some vendors
use this trick to speed up their quoted SpecMarks. Anybody for a try?
Regards,
-- Rafael Reilova
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