Re: Don't use dbench for benchmarks

[Alex Davis]

--- Daniel Phillips <[e-mail]> wrote:
> On January 27, 2002 05:35 am, Alex Davis wrote:
> > I ran dbench on three different kernels: 2.4.17 w/ rmap12a, 2.4.18pre7, and
> > 2.4.18pre7 w/ rmap12a. 2.4.18pre7 had better throughput by a substantial 
> > margin. The results are at http://www.dynamicbullet.com/rmap.html
> 
> I must be having a bad day, I can only think of irritable things to post.
I don't consider this "irritable".
> Continuing that theme: please don't use dbench for benchmarks.  At all.
> It's an unreliable indicator of anything in particular except perhaps
> stability.  Please, use something else for your benchmarks.
What do you suggest as an acceptable benchmark??? 

> 
> -- 
> Daniel

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