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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. Re:PS-3 by Bluesman · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I bought a PS-3 for the sole reason that I want to run Linux on it to use as a cheap, quiet server, and play with the Cell processor, which I think should be pretty fast for DSP and software radio applications.

    I'm pretty excited about the Cell, and the Playstation is an incredible value for a small form-factor computer that you can put next to your TV without having fan noise be a bother.

    Why not support it in the Linux kernel?

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  2. Same here by this+great+guy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I also bought a PS3 two weeks ago primarily to develop on the Cell processor. So far, I have written a prototype application that runs 5x faster on the PS3's Cell than on the highest end Woodcrest Xeon at 3.0 GHz. When I am not coding on it, I am also using it as a Blu-ray player. Given all this, plus the fact that the PS3 is a next-gen console (though I don't plan to buy any game), I am probably one of the few to recognize that $500 is dirty cheap for such a polyvant device !