> On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:51 AM, erik quanstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As I note in the README, lmbench's license carries the additional > > > restriction that you cannot publish results from modified benchmarks, > > > so keep your results to yourself. > > > > doesn't generating unpublishable results defeat the purpose of a benchmark? > > what is the purpose?
i would assume that the main reason to go with an official benchmark is to compare results. if you don't need to compare results and you want to tell if something you've changed has made things faster or slower, i would think rolling one's own would be simple and effective. "time dd ..." is often a great relative measure. - erik
