Linux Kernel 2.2.20-pre10 Initial Impressions

["John L. Males" <jlmales@softhome.net>]

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Hello,

I am not on the kernel mailing list.  I would appreciate being copied
in on any replies.

Ok, I finially had a chance to compile the 2.2.20-pre10 Kernel and
run it though some basic paces.  I need to do more specific A vs b
(against the 2.2.19 Kernel), but it seems there are some performance
issues.  It is seems especially obvious with Netscape 4.78.  I also
had a odd Xfree error, that may have had some relationship to the
performance issue.  I have to say at this point the issue seems
selective and not a general one, but I need to do a bit more
checking.  I cannot forsee this checking happening until this
weekend.

I seem to also observe some iteresting memory management differences
with the 2.2.20-pre10 kernel vs the 2.2.19 kernel with the Open Wall
patch.  Agian not enough day to day use logged in to give a sense. 
Then if I do sense, the challence to how to quanitify this will
follow.

Just thought you like to know.  Oh, I keep forgetting to ask, is
there any issue related to the superblock work that has been going on
in tha last few version of the 2.4 kernel and a 2.2.19 or other 2.2.x
kernel?  Only asking as seemd to have some very interesting problems
show up back after switching back from  2.4.8 kernel to the 2.2.19
kernel.


Regards,

John L. Males
Willowdale, Ontario
Canada
18 September 2001 23:26
mailto:jlmales@softhome.net

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