Mystery speed: Was Re: 3c590 vs. tulip

2001-05-11 Thread Dan Mann
> Sounds like a serious bug. Consider reporting it. I'll do some more concrete testing this weekend. Don't get me wrong, if computers can do what I want before even I know it, I'm happy :-) Dan - Original Message - From: "Andi Kleen" <[EMAIL PRO

3c590 vs. tulip

2001-05-11 Thread Dan Mann
I was just wondering if anybody had an idea which nic card might be a better choice for me; I have a pci 3c590 and a pci smc that uses the tulip driver. I don't have the card number for the smc with me handy, however I know both cards were manufactured in 1995. Is either card/driver a better choi

Re: tunables??

2001-05-09 Thread Dan Mann
Take a look at this link for some information: http://kalamazoolinux.org/presentations/19991221/Performance Dan - Original Message - From: "SRIKANTH CHOWDARY M. K. G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 1:57 AM Subject: tunables?? > > Hi All, > >

Re: Linux syscall speed -- was X15 rootin-tootin webserver

2001-05-04 Thread Dan Mann
I followed the link and read the article. I am glad you sent the link. I am glad to see the Linux kernel doing so well. Does anyone else have any Linux Kernel benchmark related links that are interesting? Thank You, Dan - Original Message - From: "Michael Rothwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

preset performance options in make config

2001-04-27 Thread Dan Mann
I was wondering if having a make config option with 3 or 4 choices for general performance settings would be an option for the kernel? Like maybe the first question would read something like: Configure Preset Performance Options? (Y/N) Y Configure as Database Server (Y/N) N

Re: #define HZ 1024 -- negative effects?

2001-04-27 Thread Dan Mann
When you change the #define HZ setting in param.h, what effect does that have on the CLOCKS_PER_SEC? Are you really going to get a different amount of slice time or is the is there another kernel source file (timex.h) that just puts you back anyway? Dan - Original Message - From: "Mike

Re: #define HZ 1024 -- negative effects?

2001-04-26 Thread Dan Mann
So, the kernel really doesn't have much of an effect on the interactivity of the gui? I really don't think there is a problem right now at the console..but I am curious to help it at the gui level. Does it have anything to do with the way the mouse is handled? I've applied the mvista preemptive