> > > Disk I/O is almost certainly slower; that's probably > > processor-dependent. > > Partly. Try executing 100,000 basic syscalls (eg getppid()) and the whole > thing starts to look quite ugly - thats where the overhead kicks in
I can believe it. Fortunately, doing real work involves keeping out of the kernel as much as possible. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition.
