Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:38:38 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Call for regression and performance testing - 8.0 Message-ID: <200908121335.n7CDZZcg047419@lava.sentex.ca> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908121329130.66335@fledge.watson.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908121329130.66335@fledge.watson.org>
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At 08:29 AM 8/12/2009, Robert Watson wrote: >Dear all: > >As we're approaching 8.0 BETA3, now would be a really good time to >start identifying functional and performance regressions from the >7.x series. We've done a mixed job at this in the past, but when it >comes to "I'll do better some day", there's no time like the present >:-). Some notes: > Hi Robert, Other than the removal of whats below from the kernel, what other adjustments should be made to make more accurate comparisons ? # Debugging for use in -current options KDB # Enable kernel debugger support. options DDB # Support DDB. options GDB # Support remote GDB. options INVARIANTS # Enable calls of extra sanity checking options INVARIANT_SUPPORT # Extra sanity checks of internal structures, required by INVARIANTS options WITNESS # Enable checks to detect deadlocks and cycles options WITNESS_SKIPSPIN # Don't run witness on spinlocks for speed ---Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike
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