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Date:      Wed, 5 Jan 2005 22:18:47 -0500
From:      Bosko Milekic <bmilekic@technokratis.com>
To:        Igor Shmukler <shmukler@mail.ru>
Cc:        freebsd-performance@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Benchmark: NetBSD 2.0 beats FreeBSD 5.3 in server performance
Message-ID:  <20050106031847.GA22306@technokratis.com>
In-Reply-To: <E1CmNlA-0008C3-00.shmukler-mail-ru@f7.mail.ru>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.61.0501060218130.23976@rfhpc8317> <E1CmNlA-0008C3-00.shmukler-mail-ru@f7.mail.ru>

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Not to mention, FreeBSD5 has yet to be micro-optimized.  How about some
scalability benchmarks on multi-CPU machines?  The original post
(particular since it was sent to -advocacy) is FUD.

-Bosko

On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 05:52:24AM +0300, Igor Shmukler wrote:
> Hubert,&#10;The benchmark suite in question is not bad, but it's a microb=
enchmark suite.&#10;BTW, when we used the suite to tune kernel for ourt nee=
ds we had to change many things. &#10;As of a year ago some tests had to be=
 modified, otherwise we might start tuning for the wrong goals.&#10;The tit=
le of this email and the article is NetBSD beats FreeBSD in performance sho=
uld be changed to NetBSD beats FreeBSD on comprehensive microbenchmark suit=
e.&#10;I don't remember who it was, but someone posted results of real serv=
er tests. These were in favor of FreeBSD.&#10;I doubt that much changed sin=
ce last  year but who knows ... Maybe NetBSD is better, but this is not som=
ething that could be concluded from a microbenchmark.&#10;IMHO.&#10;igor.&#=
10;&#10;&#10;&#10;-----Original Message-----&#10;From: Hubert Feyrer <huber=
t@feyrer.de>&#10;To: freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-advocaccy@Fre=
eBSD.org&#10;Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 02:19:37 +0100 (CET)&#10;Subject: Benchm=
ark: NetBSD 2.0 be
>  ats FreeBSD 5.3 in server performance&#10;&#10;> &#10;> &#10;> Gregory M=
cGarry asked me to host and advertize this paper for him:&#10;> &#10;> Abst=
ract: ``With the recent releases of NetBSD 2.0 and FreeBSD 5.3 operating &#=
10;> system, many new and exciting features have been implemented. Both cri=
ticism &#10;> and commendation on performance, reliability and scalability =
have been directed &#10;> towards these releases.&#10;> &#10;> This paper p=
resents a suite of benchmarks and results for comparing the &#10;> performa=
nce of these operating systems. The benchmarks target core operating &#10;>=
 system functionality, server scalability and thread implementation. These =
&#10;> benchmarks are useful server-based criteria for demanding applicatio=
ns such as &#10;> loaded webservers, databases, and voice-over-IP (VoIP) me=
dia relays. The &#10;> results indicate that NetBSD has surpassed FreeBSD i=
n performance on nearly &#10;> every benchmark and is poised to grab the ti=
tle of the best o
>  perating system &#10;> for the server environment.''&#10;> &#10;> URL: h=
ttp://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/gmcgarry/&#10;> &#10;> &#10;>   - Hubert&#10;> &=
#10;> -- &#10;> NetBSD - Free AND Open!      (And of course secure, portabl=
e, yadda yadda)&#10;> ________________________________________________&#10;=
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Bosko Milekic
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bmilekic@FreeBSD.org



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