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FromEd Tomlinson <>
SubjectRe: test13-pre7...
DateSun, 31 Dec 2000 10:00:07 -0500
Chris Evans wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Steven Cole wrote:
> > >
> > > It looks like 2.4.0-test13-pre7 is a clear winner when running dbench
> > > 48 on my somewhat slow test machine (450 Mhz P-III, 192MB, IDE).
> >
> > This is almost certainly purely due to changing (some would say
> > "fixing") the bdflush synchronous wait point.
> 
> Nice:)
> 
> Did Rik's drop_behind performance fix make it in or can we look forward to
> another jump in the dbench benchmarks?

And please do not forget marcello's swap clustering patch.  I get a 13% 
improvement on dbench with reiserfs when patched with it.  From 
conversations on kernelnewbies, Riel likes this one too.

Ed Tomlinson


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