Re: [patch][rfc] quell interactive feeding frenzy

From: Mike Galbraith
Date: Sun Apr 09 2006 - 14:25:02 EST


On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 14:14 +0200, bert hubert wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 09, 2006 at 01:39:38PM +0200, Mike Galbraith wrote:
> > Ok, unusable may be overstated. Nonetheless, that bit of code causes
> > serious problems. It makes my little PIII/500 test box trying to fill
> > one 100Mbit local network unusable. That is not overstated.
>
> If you try to make a PIII/500 fill 100mbit of TCP/IP using lots of different
> processes, that IS a corner load.

I'm trying to wrap my head around this statement, and failing. I have
10 tasks, I divide 100mbs/10 (_very_ modest concurrency) , and I can't
even login.

-Mike

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