Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Linus Torvalds) | Subject | Re: VM | Date | Tue, 16 Oct 2001 01:57:41 +0000 (UTC) |
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In article <20011015211216.A1314@localhost>, Patrick McFarland <unknown@panax.com> wrote: > >Why is the simple vm system still in place on the linus tree? I would think the smart vm system in the ac tree would be better suited to .. oh.. say .. everything.
"complex" != "smart".
The benchmarks I've seen says that the simple VM performs better - both in terms of repeatability and in terms of absolute performance. Search this list yourself if you don't believe me.
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