16 Feb
2004
16 Feb
'04
10:38 a.m.
That's interesting. My old pII is slated to become my web/mail/icecast
server soon. I've been toying with the idea of trying 2.6.x on it for
that. Your comments move me closer to actually doing it.
On another note ... Do you think it's possible for the 2.6.x kernel to
_sound_ better? Maybe I'm just being silly, or maybe it's because the
noisy PII box is turned off at the momemnt, but, things definitely seem
to sound better coming from my new box with the new kernel. Maybe it's
just all in my head. :)
-Eric
Robert Jonsson wrote:
It's possible 2.6 actually _is_ faster (not as in
more mhz). Some of
the new
features should definitely make a difference, improved
threading and improved
scheduler for instance.
There was a test report posted on slashdot a few weeks ago sporting some
server apps running under both kernels. The results where quite astonishing.
I think some of the tests showed over 60% (!!!) better performance (don't ask
me how they counted, I only skimmed it).
Now, testing the kernel with respect to server performance might not have a
lot to do with audio/desktop performance but it's definitely a hint.
/Robert