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http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Migrate_to_NPTL http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Gentoo_2004.2_for_linux_2.6_and_NPTL http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_Gentoo_-_The_Gentoo_Developers_Method_with_NPTL_and_2.6_from_Stage1 radu herinean wrote: >I was just following the conversation but I am convinced now. >For the record, I am running two "pretty regular" web-oriented servers: >web, db, email, lists, dns, some low band streaming, no fileserving and >no nat or any type of routing. > >I've used nptl before, but I gave up because I had some problems running >turck-mmcache on a nptl-only apache. >Since mmcache is obsolete and not used on the server anymore I see no >problem switching back to a nptl-only environment. > >Although I think I know all the steps I am supposed to do, I would >really appreciate it if some would point out the "migration" steps, just >in case I don't miss some important stage. > >Thank you guys. > >-----Original Message----- >From: J. Ryan Earl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 10 august 2005 18:44 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] nptl > > >Billy Holmes wrote: > >>This makes it easier and faster for the kernel to context switch >>between processes (and threads within a process). >> >>A prime example of this is a test from the LKML, where Ulrich Drepper >>wrote he was able to start and stop 100,000 threads in about 2 >>seconds. In further messages, Ingo Molnar confirms this and also >>points out that before these changes, it would have taken upwards to >>15 minutes for the same thing. >> >>http://kerneltrap.org/node/422 > > >Absolutely true. NPTL is drastically more scalable than linuxthreads. >For instance, spawn 1000 worker threads in a JVM and the scheduling >overhead alone will cause the system to become unresponsive across the >board. Use NPTL and you can get 10000 threads all running no problem. > >-ryan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC+tITqjyCvrpPZ1sRAo2oAJ4uw9vGXr+L1KKDrtuT6btNOCPqvACggbK5 AM/LWgajPUFr01XYeIsM+y8= =Pmrm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [email protected] mailing list
