On Jan 22, 2006, at 8:24 PM, Frank wrote: > I remember reading a while back that the 2.6 kernel is > considerably slower
I wouldn't say "considerably" slower, but there are some performance differences. It's most evident on the smaller, slower processors, like the 8xx, but we have taken steps to alleviate that. The problem is 2.6 is just bigger with more stuff in it. You want the new features, you have to pay for that somewhere. I think it would help if the kernel was a little more configurable for embedded systems. It seems there is just too much stuff in a basic kernel that I wish could be stripped out. > I'm thinking about moving to 2.6 since a lot of open source > projects have stopped suporting the 2.4 kernel. You know, this is a "community effort", not "when are you going to fix it for me" :-) Use 2.6, measure it using your application, and submit updates that improve it. Some of us have already done quite a bit, so do your part, too. Thanks. -- Dan