On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 23:07:36 +0100 Wazow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Guy Van Sanden wrote: > > I'm testing using kernel 2.6.3 (mm-sources rc2). > > On my system, everything is a little slower under 2.6 then it used > > to be in 2.4. > > measurable performance is only slightly worse (like dvdrip getting 2 > > fps less, 20 fps less for glxgears), but desktop responsiveness is > > noticably down under high loads. > > > > I tried with acpi on and off (no differnce) and I have preemtive > > enabled. > > > > So far, 2.6 is disappointing, specially since I heard it would be > > great performance-wise... > > > > Am I missing something? > > No clue. I do not know what are the measurements but GUI > responsiveness wise I do have an opposite impression... >
>From what I have read, the major performance gains are for MP machines. Check the recent IBM benchmarks that report a 5-1 gain in web pages served for a 24 hour test on an 8-processor machine! http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-web26/index.html?ca=dgr-lnxw02KernCompare -- Collins - Denver Area - Gentoo stable kernel 2.6.2-rc1 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
