Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 1 Jul 2001 01:06:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 1 Jul 2001 01:06:19 -0400 Received: from vitelus.com ([64.81.36.147]:62724 "EHLO vitelus.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 1 Jul 2001 01:06:14 -0400 Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 22:06:12 -0700 From: Aaron Lehmann To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jakub@redhat.com, davem@redhat.com Subject: Linux speed on sun4c Message-ID: <20010630220612.C14361@vitelus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.18i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org NetBSD/Sparc's FAQ asserts: Why is NetBSD so much faster than SparcLinux on sun4c (top) The memory management hardware on sun4c machines (SPARCStation 1, 1+, 2, IPC, IPX, SLC, ELC and clones) is not handled particularly well by Linux. Until Linux reworks their MMU code NetBSD will be very much faster on this hardware. Was there ever any truth to this statement? It seems to be light on technical details. Have these purported issues ever been fixed? I don't want to be scared into running NetBSD on my SparcStation 2 :D. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/