From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 17:02:36 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 17:02:24 -0400 Received: from dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net ([129.250.36.44]:1476 "EHLO dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 17:02:08 -0400 Message-ID: <3BAF9F68.4EFBC73B@bigfoot.com> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:02:32 -0700 From: Tim Moore Organization: Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.20p10i i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: jlmales@softhome.net CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux Kernel 2.2.20-pre10 Initial Impressions In-Reply-To: <3BA7D82D.21744.63CF95@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org "John L. Males" wrote: > ... > 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. > ... FWIW, I've been using ns 4.78 since August 20 on the listed kernels with no noticable change. All kernels have Andre's IDE patch. If you have a specific test script I can give it a run. 2.2.19pre17, 2.2.20pre{6,9,10} XFree86-3.3.6-29 (SVGA driver) ide.2.2.19.05042001.patch communicator-v478-us.x86-unknown-linux2.2.tgz System is Athlon 850 (CONFIG_M686=y) on an Abit KA7. 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0391 (rev 02) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 8391 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super] (rev 22) 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev 10) 00:07.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 30) rgds, tim. --