Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:50:32 +0000 (GMT) From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> To: Hiten Pandya <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: In-Kernel HTTP Server (name preference) Message-ID: <20020218134544.C48587-100000@patrocles.silby.com> In-Reply-To: <20020218180253.A5452@hpdi.ath.cx>
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Hiten Pandya wrote: > hi all, > > As to conclude this thread (for me.), I have come to the decision of > actually starting a project for making a BSD Licensed in-kernel HTTPd > server. The project will be on SourceForge.net. > > As you all know, that when starting a project, a name is needed for > project; I completely out of ideas, and I have literally no creative > skills. :) If you want to be really useful, I have a better first step for you. :) Common wisdom seems to be that Apache is slow, other httpds are faster, custom ones are fastest. However, I don't think I've actually seen any comparisons since this one of thttpd vs others: http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/benchmarks.html Before starting work on a kernel httpd, you might wish to run similar benchmarks (with perhaps only 5 different httpds) to see what the current performance of FreeBSD is; it may turn out that some limitation in the TCP stack is hit even by userland httpds, and your effort would be better spent on fixing that first. FWIW, I have no ideas for the name of the benchmarking project. :) Mike "Silby" Silbersack To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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