Here are the contest (http://contest.kolivas.net) results for 2.4.20-pre8
compared to previous kernels.
noload:
Kernel Time CPU Ratio
2.4.19 70.42 99% 1.00
2.4.20-pre7 70.37 99% 1.00
2.4.20-pre8 70.47 99% 1.00
process_load:
Kernel Time CPU Ratio
2.4.19 85.21 80% 1.21
2.4.20-pre7 86.02 80% 1.22
2.4.20-pre8 86.65 80% 1.23
io_load:
Kernel Time CPU Ratio
2.4.19 165.56 45% 2.35
2.4.20-pre7 195.32 38% 2.77
2.4.20-pre8 167.14 45% 2.37
mem_load:
Kernel Time CPU Ratio
2.4.19 100.70 76% 1.43
2.4.20-pre7 102.83 75% 1.46
2.4.20-pre8 102.14 76% 1.45
There's no significant change since 2.4.19 which is what we'd expect.
Con.