From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 2 May 2001 22:29:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 2 May 2001 22:29:32 -0400 Received: from 513.holly-springs.nc.us ([216.27.31.173]:63059 "EHLO 513.holly-springs.nc.us") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 2 May 2001 22:29:21 -0400 Subject: Linux syscall speed -- was X15 rootin-tootin webserver From: Michael Rothwell To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010503091459.028524e8@171.69.43.101> In-Reply-To: <3AEC8562.887CFA72@chromium.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20010503091459.028524e8@171.69.43.101> Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Evolution/0.10 (Preview Release) Date: 02 May 2001 22:29:20 -0400 Message-Id: <988856961.6355.1.camel@gromit> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org According to tests performed at IBM: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-rt1/ Linux's sycalls are a little more than twice as fast as those of Windows 2000. 0.75usec vs 2.0msec. Not too shabby. And this "magic page" idea means it may get faster. -M