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Subject: Re: [2.4.17/18pre] VM and swap - it's really unusable
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In-Reply-To: <20020112095209.A5735@hq.fsmlabs.com>; from yodaiken@fsmlabs.com on Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 09:52:09AM -0700
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On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 09:52:09AM -0700, yodaiken@fsmlabs.com wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 04:07:14PM +0100, jogi@planetzork.ping.de wrote:
> > I did my usual compile testings (untar kernel archive, apply patches,
> > make -j<value> ...
> 
> If I understand your test, 
> you are testing different loads - you are compiling kernels that may differ
> in size and makefile organization, not to mention different layout on the
> file system and disk.

No, I use a script which is run in single user mode after a reboot. So
there are only a few processes running when I start the script (see
attachment) and the jobs should start from the same environment.

> What happens when you do the same test, compiling one kernel under multiple
> different kernels?

That is exactly what I am doing. I even try to my best to have the exact
same starting environment ...

Regards,

   Jogi

-- 

Well, yeah ... I suppose there's no point in getting greedy, is there?

    << Calvin & Hobbes >>
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