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Subject: Re: Why is MySQL nearly twice as fast on Linux?
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JG wrote:

>
> You mean where I have the 3 instances of mysqld running in top?  You 
> have ~30 instances?
>
Iīm running the supersmack with $1=30.

> Why would your box use more? Is there any configuration or flag in 
> mysql that would cause this?
>
MySQL creates a thread per client.

> How was your mysql compiled? What version of FreeBSD are you running?

This is on -CURRENT from a few weeks ago. Cannot remember if I used 
optimized compilation.

>
>
> I know that this FreeBSD/AMD64 reports that it is using ACPI... how do 
> I find out if its using timecounters, or using them properly?
>
kern.timecounter.hardware: ACPI-fast

But I'm suspecting that the system call overhead between Linux and 
freebsd differs enough to cause the results. If anything can be done 
about it, I donīt know.

Pete