Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 23:16:41 -0300 (BRST) From: Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br> To: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@flugsvamp.com> Cc: jonathan@graehl.org, net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux Vs. FreeBSD Networking Performance Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103222312240.29682-100000@imladris.rielhome.conectiva> In-Reply-To: <200103221921.f2MJLiv24251@prism.flugsvamp.com>
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On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Jonathan Lemon wrote: > Yeah, I read this; it basically ended with the author of the GigE card > making unsubstantiated claims that Linux is "much" faster than FreeBSD. > > Without more solid information, this is basically FUD. I'm sure that > by picking the appropriate benchmark, you can end up showing whatever > results you want. Indeed. I suspect that at the moment the Linux stack will be slightly faster for fast transfers while the FreeBSD stack will be better able to handle 6000 dialup users downloading files at the same time. Then again, this is just a hunch based on what I've seen the developers talk about and I haven't actually touched much of the networking code. Until these things are measured, assuming that performance of either of these systems will be better is just that, assumption. regards, Rik -- Virtual memory is like a game you can't win; However, without VM there's truly nothing to lose... http://www.surriel.com/ http://www.conectiva.com/ http://distro.conectiva.com.br/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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