Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 3 Jul 2001 17:59:22 +0200 | From | Guenter Millahn <> | Subject | Re: Linux speed on sun4c |
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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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