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2.4 vs 2.6 Linux Kernel Shootout

Posted by michael on from the bang-bang dept.

FyRE666 writes "Infoworld are currently running an interesting comparison of the 2.4 series kernel against the new 2.6 release on Xeon, Opteron and Itanium CPUs with some surprising benchmark results for common server-related tasks. Basically the new scheduler helps the 2.6 kernel to cream the old 2.4: Samba tests showing up to 73% speed increases, MySQL showing up to 29% and Apache serving dynamic content up to 47% faster!"

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  1. Uh, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    where are all the white women at?

    1. Re:Uh, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      If they were up your ass, you'd know.

  2. Yes, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Will it get me laid?

  3. Re:GOAT.CX is UP!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Touche

  4. Once yuo pop... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    teh fun never stops!!!1

  5. Re:GOAT.CX is UP!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    goat.cx is an old copy of the site. The most recent iteration of goatse can be found here.

  6. 2.6 help!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    After installing 2.6 kernel I do uname and it says I still have 2.4.18 on my computer. Can somebody give me good links to help on installing the kernel? Does anyone know what I did wrong? I placed 2.6 source in a usr/src and ran make menuconfig, and other steps to compile the kernel. Once the bzimage was created, I placed the Bzimage file in the boot directory and updated lilo.

    1. Re:2.6 help!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      you need to install uname version 2.6.

  7. amazing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    their new scheduler helps 2.6 cream 2.4

    the paris hilton sex video helps me cream my pants.

  8. heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Good rebuttal.

  9. It slices... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it dices it circumcises.

  10. Huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How's that?

    1. Re:Huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Fact: BSD is dying.

  11. I should refrain from this, but... by rascal1182 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    1) Imagine a beowulf cluster of these...
    2) ????
    3) Profit!

    --

    "Yarrgh! I be just a paintin' of a head..."
  12. Re:Real world vs. fanboy fantasies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'd just like to say that not all of us are humorless jerks like the first 4 suckers who replied.

    I got the joke. It was funny. Thanks.