Re: bonnie comparisons of 2.0.34 and 2.1.105

Rik van Riel (H.H.vanRiel@phys.uu.nl)
Sun, 14 Jun 1998 13:05:24 +0200 (MET DST)

On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, David S. Miller wrote:
> From: Rik van Riel <H.H.vanRiel@phys.uu.nl>
>
> Keyword: mmap() readahead. Kudos to the guys who did it...
>
> Bonnie does read/write's so mmap() speedups have nothing to do with it
> I think.

Besides the Bonnie speedup, the previous posters also mentioned
a huge improve in interactive response.
I tested this and saw that the 'slowdowns' in 2.0 were occurring
on mmap()ed files. Therefore the mmap() readahead must have
been a factor in 2.1 speed...

Rik.
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