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Linux Kernel Benchmarking: 2.4 vs. 2.6-test

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the number-crunching dept.

frooyo pastes from kerneltrap: "Cliff White recently posted some re-AIM multiuser benchmark results comparing the stable 2.4.23-pre5 kernel against the 2.6.0-test5 and 2.6.0-test5-mm4 development kernels. In his conclusion he makes reference to earlier scheduler tests posted by Mark Wong saying, "Short summary: we mostly rock.""

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  1. Re:SMP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    > I'd love to see Linux being the best OS for
    > multiple CPU scaling.

    I'm afraid you're going to have a long wait.
    Linux isn't even close to the commercial Unixes
    in terms of scalability, throughput, or uptime
    in a multi-cpu configuration. Maybe someday...