Here are contest (http://contest.kolivas.net) benchmarks using the osdl 
(http://www.osdl.org) hardware comparing mm7
no_load:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       79      94.9    0       0.0     1.00
2.5.59-mm6      1       78      96.2    0       0.0     1.00
2.5.59-mm7      5       78      96.2    0       0.0     1.00
cacherun:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       76      98.7    0       0.0     0.96
2.5.59-mm6      1       76      97.4    0       0.0     0.97
2.5.59-mm7      5       75      98.7    0       0.0     0.96
process_load:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       92      81.5    28      16.3    1.16
2.5.59-mm6      1       92      81.5    25      15.2    1.18
2.5.59-mm7      4       90      82.2    25      18.3    1.15
ctar_load:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       98      80.6    2       5.1     1.24
2.5.59-mm6      3       112     70.5    2       4.5     1.44
2.5.59-mm7      5       96      80.2    1       3.4     1.23
xtar_load:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       101     75.2    1       4.0     1.28
2.5.59-mm6      3       115     66.1    1       4.3     1.47
2.5.59-mm7      5       96      79.2    0       3.3     1.23
io_load:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       153     50.3    8       13.7    1.94
2.5.59-mm6      2       90      83.3    2       6.7     1.15
2.5.59-mm7      5       110     68.2    2       6.4     1.41
read_load:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       102     76.5    5       4.9     1.29
2.5.59-mm6      3       733     10.8    56      6.3     9.40
2.5.59-mm7      4       90      84.4    1       1.3     1.15
list_load:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       95      80.0    0       6.3     1.20
2.5.59-mm6      3       97      79.4    0       6.2     1.24
2.5.59-mm7      4       94      80.9    0       6.4     1.21
mem_load:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       97      80.4    56      2.1     1.23
2.5.59-mm6      3       94      83.0    50      2.1     1.21
2.5.59-mm7      4       92      82.6    45      1.4     1.18
dbench_load:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       126     60.3    3       22.2    1.59
2.5.59-mm6      3       122     61.5    3       25.4    1.56
2.5.59-mm7      4       121     62.0    2       24.8    1.55
io_other:
Kernel     [runs]       Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio
2.5.59          3       89      84.3    2       5.5     1.13
2.5.59-mm6      2       90      83.3    2       6.7     1.15
2.5.59-mm7      3       90      83.3    2       5.6     1.15
Seems the fix for "reads starves everything" works. Affected the tar loads 
too? 
Con
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