Subject: Re: pool_get()/pool_put() or malloc()/free()
To: Simon Burge <simonb@wasabisystems.com>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 11/03/2000 09:11:41 
On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 11:46:41PM +1100, Simon Burge wrote:

 > Using Izumi's patches on a 60MHz R4400 (DECstation 5000/260) I saw a
 > slight _decrease_ in a single kernel build benchmark (building a pmax
 > almost-GENERIC kernel):
 > 
 > malloc: 2741.966u 422.555s 54:25.59 96.9%       0+0k 2528+20581io 1535pf+0w
 > pool:   2781.509u 423.518s 55:04.25 96.9%       0+0k 2433+20654io 1330pf+0w

Hm, I wonder if this is a virtual cache vs. physical cache issue...

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>