2.6.0

Xyzzy · 2003-12-18, 05:33

http://www.kernel.org/

Xyzzy · 2003-12-18, 07:14

Code:

Linux opteron 2.6.0 #2 Thu Dec 18 01:22:39 EST 2003 x86_64 unknown unknown GNU/Linux

Xyzzy · 2003-12-18, 07:38

Bittorrent:

http://alge.nlc.no/linux-2.6.0.tar.bz2.torrent

Angular · 2004-02-03, 16:53

So it the 2.6 Kernel faster than the 2.4 Kernel?

I recall reading in this forum about the multitasking timeslice being reduced by a factor of 10 (?) and it was slowing down mprime.

Perhaps more importantly is it easy to upgrade?

gowen72 · 2004-02-03, 22:35

The ease of upgrade really depends on the linux distribution you are running, if they support the 2.6 kernel then you should be pretty straightforward.

I use Gentoo and upgrading was easy, I've a friend who upgraded a Fedora box (using the 2.6 RPM) without any problems.

Jeff Gilchrist · 2004-02-04, 03:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angular

So it the 2.6 Kernel faster than the 2.4 Kernel?

Here is an article that shows some perfomance differences between 2.4 and 2.6: http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/a...FElinux_2.html

But that doesn't tell you how mprime will perform though...

Jeff.

Pablo the Duck · 2004-03-19, 21:33

I just compiled a 2.6.4 kernel on an Athlon 1200 box running Slackware 9.0. The kernel size was about 30% bigger than the old 2.4 default kernel and the speed looked to be about 2% slower. It's even more disappointing because the 2.6 kernel was running at a lower screen resolution.

geoff · 2004-03-22, 08:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo the Duck

I just compiled a 2.6.4 kernel on an Athlon 1200 box running Slackware 9.0. The kernel size was about 30% bigger than the old 2.4 default kernel and the speed looked to be about 2% slower. It's even more disappointing because the 2.6 kernel was running at a lower screen resolution.

The speed difference is the same for my P4. Mprime benchmark averages about 2% lower with an otherwise idle 2.6.4 kernel than with a 2.4.25 kernel.

As far as the memory usage, I found that even though the 2.6.4 kernel image on disk is about 20% larger, it actually reserves slightly less memory once running compared to a 2.4.25 kernel.

Here are some of my stats. Machine is a hyperthreading P4, kernel 2.6.4 was compiled with all features present in 2.4.25, plus the anticipatory IO scheduler which is not in 2.4.25.

Code:

                                   2.4.25    2.6.4
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bzImage file size:                   939K    1118K
Total kernel memory after boot:     8116K    7908K
mprime 384K FFT iteration time:     12.7ms   13.0ms
mprime 1024K FFT iteration time:    33.7ms   34.3ms
mprime 2048K FFT iteration time:    72.9ms   74.7ms

2003-12-18, 05:33	#1
Xyzzy Aug 2002 2×3²×13×37 Posts	2.6.0 http://www.kernel.org/

2003-12-18, 07:14	#2
Xyzzy Aug 2002 2·3²·13·37 Posts	Code: Linux opteron 2.6.0 #2 Thu Dec 18 01:22:39 EST 2003 x86_64 unknown unknown GNU/Linux

2003-12-18, 07:38	#3
Xyzzy Aug 2002 2×3²×13×37 Posts	Bittorrent: http://alge.nlc.no/linux-2.6.0.tar.bz2.torrent

2004-02-03, 16:53	#4
Angular Aug 2002 54₁₀ Posts	So it the 2.6 Kernel faster than the 2.4 Kernel? I recall reading in this forum about the multitasking timeslice being reduced by a factor of 10 (?) and it was slowing down mprime. Perhaps more importantly is it easy to upgrade?

2004-02-03, 22:35	#5
gowen72 Aug 2002 7² Posts	The ease of upgrade really depends on the linux distribution you are running, if they support the 2.6 kernel then you should be pretty straightforward. I use Gentoo and upgrading was easy, I've a friend who upgraded a Fedora box (using the 2.6 RPM) without any problems.

2004-03-19, 21:33	#7
Pablo the Duck Dec 2003 Team China 2×3³ Posts	I just compiled a 2.6.4 kernel on an Athlon 1200 box running Slackware 9.0. The kernel size was about 30% bigger than the old 2.4 default kernel and the speed looked to be about 2% slower. It's even more disappointing because the 2.6 kernel was running at a lower screen resolution.