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The New Linux Speed Trick

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the benchmarking-the-beast dept.

Brainsur quotes a story saying " Linux kernel 2.6 introduces improved IO scheduling that can increase speed -- "sometimes by 1,000 percent or more, [more] often by 2x" -- for standard desktop workloads, and by as much as 15 percent on many database workloads, according to Andrew Morton of Open Source Development Labs. This increased speed is accomplished by minimizing the disk head movement during concurrent reads. "

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  1. Linux Speed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant
    It seems to me that any kernel that can claim 1,000x speed improvements must either be (a) very early in development, (b) written by a bunch of monkeys who don't know shit about writing an OS, or (c) written by a bunch of teenagers in Russia living in their parents basement. Most likely a combination of all 3.

    My recommendation? Try going outside. Find out about these things called "women".

    Reposted as an A/C for higher karma

  2. Re:New Kernel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    1000 PERCENT faster isn't the same as 1000 TIMES faster. It's more like like 10 TIMES faster.

  3. Re:New Kernel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Wooo 1000x, where can i get this new kernel?

    No, 1000 percent. Ie 10x.

  4. Re:New Kernel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Has anyone mentioned to him yet that 1000% does not equal 1000x ? If not, I'd like to receive some karma please (thanks in advance).