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SubjectRe: Linux speed on sun4c
On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, David S. Miller wrote:

> Aaron Lehmann writes:
> > 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.


What about OpenBSD? Same as NetBSD?



> It's totally true, use *BSD on your sun4c systems if top performance
> is your desire. :-)
>
> I know how to fix it but frankly I have no desire to work on
> that platform any more.
>
> Later,
> David S. Miller
> davem@redhat.com


David, can you publish your idea for a fix? Possibly anybody elese can make
the patch?

Thanks, Guenter

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