Did you compile that ?

Post #21,642 by scoenye 12/16/01 5:20:01 PM Reply	Did you compile that ? I hate to think a PIII 800 is 5x faster than an Athlon 500, even if it sits on a 100 MHz FSB board. I grabbed the 0.9.6 source to see what difference it would make with an i686 compilation. Unfortunately, the default compile produces a binary that takes 440 s to render the manual and gobbles up 70-80 MB in the process, presumably because it is loaded with debug options and uses no optimization. I'm now recompiling with all the debug options turned off and optimization set to -O2. See what that gives...
Post #21,645 by pwhysall 12/16/01 5:51:04 PM 12/16/01 5:51:48 PM Reply	Re: Did you compile that ? Nope, grabbed the binary RPMs. I have got the manual TOC file - couldn't see the wood for the trees, or something. manual_toc.html popped open in 1.06 seconds. Peter Shill For Hire [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] Edited by pwhysall Dec. 16, 2001, 05:51:48 PM EST Expand All History
Post #21,668 by folkert 12/16/01 9:24:20 PM Reply	Re: Did you compile that ? There is a reason 2.4.16 is sooo much faster.... I think the recent branching of the Kernel-Devel show that even Linus feels 2.4.x is at the point where it is at a maintenance level. The change in Memory Management, VM, OOM... many other enhancements to boot. I saw a huge (subjective on my part) change in performance, just by going to 2.4.12 from 2.4.3. And in going from 2.4.7 to 2.4.14. AND going from 2.4.9 to 2.4.16. I see alot of stability things got better the later the kernel. `greg, curley95@attbi.com -- REMEMBER ED CURRY!!!` In 2002, everyone will discover that everyone else is using linux. Linux: Good, fast AND cheap. Failure is not an option: It comes bundled with Windows. ** "Two rules to success in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know." - Sassan Tat
Post #21,987 by scoenye 12/19/01 2:58:37 PM Reply	La(s)t(est) result With -O2 and all debugging turned off: 41 s for the manual. Much, much better :) Kernel 2.4.16 vs 2.4.8 does not affect the result.
Post #22,025 by folkert 12/19/01 5:37:56 PM Reply	Re: La(s)t(est) result As I said about the speed improvement... they were subjective on my part. But really I guess it only comes into effect when there is a memory poor machine... `greg, curley95@attbi.com -- REMEMBER ED CURRY!!!` In 2002, everyone will discover that everyone else is using linux. Linux: Good, fast AND cheap. Failure is not an option: It comes bundled with Windows. ** "Two rules to success in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know." - Sassan Tat

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