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From: Daniel Phillips <phillips@arcor.de>
To: conman@kolivas.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: VM changes added to performance patches for 2.4.19
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 16:54:35 +0200
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On Saturday 24 August 2002 16:36, conman@kolivas.net wrote:
> Quoting Daniel Phillips <phillips@arcor.de>:
> > Would you be so kind as to attempt to quantify that?
> 
> Ummm... I'm not sure if you're making fun or me? I haven't done any objective
> tests so I can't quantify it ??

Not at all.  We need to quantify such results as yours, if we can.

> I just found the responsiveness of the machine a little better and don't have
> the resources, time or inclination to test it with a benchmark.

Fair enough.

> It's my
> understanding that the -aa patch performed better on benchmarks, but that some
> people reported the responsiveness was better with -rmap anyway. I'd agree with
> the latter statement. I offer both patches with mine so if people want to try my
> patch and feel strongly either way they can choose. My aim is to optimise system
> response for single cpu desktops, not multi cpu servers.

-- 
Daniel
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