Re: 2.1.91 swap performance: jerky.

Richard B. Johnson (root@chaos.analogic.com)
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:47:32 -0500 (EST)

On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Itai Nahshon wrote:
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> The parameters may need more tweaking, and there may be some other minor
> changes in the air, but on the whole the basics should be there now.
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> Linus

You are definitely on the right track.....

Linux compile on 166 MHz Pentium Linux 2.1.91
Buslogic SCSI

Fri Mar 27 20:53:44 EST 1998
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1.91/arch/i386/boot'
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Root device is (8, 33)
Boot sector 512 bytes.
Setup is 1232 bytes.
System is 504 kB
Fri Mar 27 21:11:09 EST 1998
Time: ~16 minutes

Booting 2.1.90 from a floppy, same kernel, takes ~24 minutes.

Linux compile on 166 MHz dual Pentium SMP Linux 2.1.91
Buslogic SCSI

Fri Mar 27 20:58:04 EST 1998
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1.91/arch/i386/boot'
[SNIPPED]
Root device is (8, 1)
Boot sector 512 bytes.
Setup is 1236 bytes.
System is 552 kB
Fri Mar 27 21:12:18 EST 1998

Total time: ~14 minutes

Booting 2.1.90 from a floppy, same kernel, takes ~20 minutes.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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