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Preload Drastically Boosts Linux Performance

Posted by kdawson on from the getting-in-line-early dept.

Nemilar writes "Preload is a Linux daemon that stores commonly-used libraries and binaries in memory to speed up access times, similar to the Windows Vista SuperFetch function. This article examines Preload and gives some insight into how much performance is gained for its total resource cost, and discusses basic installation and configuration to get you started."

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  1. Hope... by deadmongrel · · Score: 4, Funny

    it doesn't make GNU/Linux as *fast* Microsoft Vista.

  2. Re:Security Implications? by Skapare · · Score: 5, Funny

    The normal ramdisk vulnerabilities.

    You mean like losing the data after a few hours of no power?

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  3. Similar? by jsse · · Score: 4, Funny

    Preload is a Linux daemon that stores commonly-used libraries and binaries in memory to speed up access times, similar to the Windows Vista SuperFetch function I might be wrong, but similar function in Windows Vista should be "Reload".

    Vista users respond positively toward the speed boost everytime we "Reload" their Vista. The downtime and data lost as a result of "Reload" might irritate some disgruntled users, but most of them enjoy the free break at the expense of the company.

    Nothing in those Linus thingy could beat that user satisfaction. I might be bias though.
  4. Re:What, what? by EvilIdler · · Score: 5, Funny

    And what do you call the first time it works properly and reliably? Fantasy.
  5. Re:Security Implications? by janzen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only if you run out of cold spray.

  6. Re:What, what? by metalhed77 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm envisioning a sensible sort of preload program in gentoo right now:

    *Preloading commonly used data, libraries, and binaries...
    gcc OK
    make OK
    libc-dev OK ... *snip* ...
    emerge OK
    kernel-src OK
    *Preload done, 3827K of USE Flags, 2TB of source code, and one compiler, and firefox to surf forums.gentoo.org for better use flags while you compile loaded into main memory

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  7. Re:What, what? by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Linux, most things never reach the x.0 stage, no matter how mature they are.

    This reminds me of a geek girlfriend I had... she told me she was 29.9.9.12.1 years old. But when I met her in real life, i was suprised she had a daughter... 17.1.25 years old!

  8. Fulfill your fantasy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And what do you call the first time it works properly and reliably?

    Fantasy. To achieve your fantasy of "making it work properly and reliably", may I suggest Viagra? Surely you've received one or two of my e-mails over the course of the past decade?
  9. Re:Puppy by Talkischeap · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Sounds like 7 years ago you had no idea how to build a decent computer..."

    Sounds like you're quite an arrogant asshole...

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