Re: [2.4.17/18pre] VM and swap - it's really unusable

On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 04:18:23PM +0100, [e-mail] wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 09:52:09AM -0700, [e-mail] wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 04:07:14PM +0100, [e-mail] wrote:
> > > I did my usual compile testings (untar kernel archive, apply patches,
> > > make -j<value> ...
> > 
> > If I understand your test, 
> > you are testing different loads - you are compiling kernels that may differ
> > in size and makefile organization, not to mention different layout on the
> > file system and disk.
> 
> No, I use a script which is run in single user mode after a reboot. So
> there are only a few processes running when I start the script (see
> attachment) and the jobs should start from the same environment.

But your description makes it sound like you do
	untar kernel X
	apply patches Y
	make -j  Tree

I'm sorry if I'm getting you wrong, but each of these steps is
variable.
Even if X and Y are the same each time, "Tree" is different.

The test should be
	reboot
		N times
		make clean
		time make -j Tree

Am I misunderstaning your test?

> 
> > What happens when you do the same test, compiling one kernel under multiple
> > different kernels?
> 
> That is exactly what I am doing. I even try to my best to have the exact
> same starting environment ...
> 
> Regards,
> 
>    Jogi
> 
> -- 
> 
> Well, yeah ... I suppose there's no point in getting greedy, is there?
> 
>     << Calvin & Hobbes >>

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