Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 29 Jan 2001 21:05:53 -0500 (EST) | From | Mark Hahn <> | Subject | Re: *massive* slowdowns on 2.4.1-pre1[1|2] |
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> Kernel 2.4.1-pre11 and pre12 are both massively slower than 2.4.0 on the > same machine, compiled with the same options. The machine is a Athlon > 900 on a KT133 chipset. The slowdown is noticealbe in all areas...
this is known: Linus decreed that, since two people reported disk corruption on VIA, any machine with a VIA southbridge must boot in stupid 1992 mode (PIO). (yes, it might be possible to boot with ide=autodma or something, but who would guess?)
Linus: I hope you don't consider this a releasable state! VIA now owns 40% of the chipset market...
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