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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
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On Tuesday 15 July 2008, Rune Torgersen wrote:
> Using arch/ppc I got a 2.6.25 kernel to boot, and the kernel compile
> test I did is almost identical (within 1%) of what the arch/powerpc
> 2.6.25 did, so it seems to be a difference between 2.6.18 and 2.6.25
> (I'll see if I can find an exact version, as I think my ppc port can be
> compiled for all versions from 2.6.18 to 25)

You probably already know git-bisect, but if you don't, you should
definitely give it a try. It's the best tool to find which patch
exactly broke your performance.

	Arnd <><