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Linux 2.6.20-rc6 Kernel Performance

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the up-and-to-the-right dept.

Michael writes "The Linux 2.6.20 kernel will feature KVM support, Playstation 3 support, and a variety of other improvements. With the Linux 2.6.20-rc6 kernel out the door, Phoronix has written a performance comparison of the Linux 2.6.20-rc6 kernel against the 2.6.19 and 2.6.19.2 kernels in a variety of benchmarks."

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  1. Great, now linux... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Sony Playstation 3 support in the 2.6.20 kernel is coming because of Sony engineers contributing the patches, which add machine-specific support for various items.
    Great, so now Sony is starting to put their rootkit^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hcode into the Linux kernel now...
  2. ThinkPad? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is this a joke?

    He's running kernel benchmarks on a laptop?

    Looks like half the things he was measuring were I/O bound? On a laptop?

    Phoronix.... more like Moronix.

  3. Article is vandalised by victim · · Score: 4, Funny

    I tried to read the article, but someone has vandalized it with double underlined words all over the place and annoying popups when your mouse slides over them. I closed the window.

  4. Even more WOW than Vista! by xoundmind · · Score: 4, Funny

    With that kind of performance increase, my Gentoo laptop is going to be screaming along after the release of 2.6.20.

    Ok...was that sarcastic enough? With this crowd, one can never quite know.

  5. Re:So wait.. by Anpheus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Powerpoint files accompanied by PDFs and a video requiring the latest release of Flash.

  6. WARNING: DON'T READ THE ARTICLE by ratboy666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Given that the article, obstensibly about kernel performance, makes no effort to actually cover kernel performance...

    I was suckered in; it looked like a worthy topic. Now, I ask myself: Why did I bother?

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