Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-26,: Re: bw_tcp & bw_unix throughput loss kernels >= 2.3.99-pre7

# Re: bw_tcp & bw_unix throughput loss kernels >= 2.3.99-pre7

Manfred Spraul (manfred@colorfullife.com)
Sun, 25 Jun 2000 17:01:50 +0200

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Mike Galbraith wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Noting a drop in both bw_unix and bw_tcp lmbench throughput numbers
> (bw_unix: 130->57 MB/sec bw_tcp: 94->46 MB/sec) on my box while testing
> 2.4.0-test2, I did a binary search.. 2.3.99-pre7 is the switch point.
> Box is 128mb PIII/500.. config info attached.
>
> Anyone else see this?
>
I assume everyone sees this:

Linus enabled SLAB_POISON in pre7.

Perhaps someone should build a list of all debugging checks that are
enabled in 2.4 and disabled in 2.2, otherwise the benchmark results are
meaningless.

SLAB_DEBUG
WAITQUEUE_DEBUG
unlock_kernel() contains a debug check
what else?

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