Syscall Speed On Linux And Windows

1010011010 writes: "IBM has tested the syscall speed of Linux 2.2.16, 2.4.2 and Windows 2000. As it turns out, Linux is a little more than twice as fast. This may be interesting to people who have been reading the LKML recently, as a debate has been doing on about syscall speed. Also, a method ("magic page") for further improving syscall speed is being developed by the kernel developers. The rate at which all aspects of Linux is improving -- kernel, GUIs, etc. -- is phenominal. I think Linux is pretty cool now; I can't wait to see it in 18 months."