> following this list for quite a while now raised the above question. To get
> more specific:
> Given an SMP system with many thousand processes and a potentially high network
> and IO load, what is the best combination of source and patch, to make best use
> of SMP, keep load low and throughput high?
Personally, I use 2.4-ac which includes rmap, the O(1) scheduler, and a
couple performance tweaks like read-latency and irq balancing.
But I have seen some excellent numbers from 2.4-aa, so you may want to
try that out, especially now that Andrea has the O(1) scheduler in
there. 2.4-aa has a large collection of performance patches. Andrew
Morton says that is the best performing 2.4 kernel he has seen.
Your best bet is 2.6 when it comes out :)
> Many thanks for the help and Happy Thanksgiving!
Same to you.
Robert Love
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