Northern Michigan University: Students Benchmark Lots of Linux Kernels

Randy writes:

"Three students and a professor from Northern Michigan University benchmarked a bunch of Linux kernels, from 2.0.1 to 2.4.0 Many subsystems improved in performance, but some did not. Lines of code have tripled, and are on an exponential growth curve. Come see the results."

Complete Story

Related Stories:

• LinuxHardware.org: Gigahertz Processor Roundup: Part II(May 03, 2001)
• IBM developerWorks: High-performance programming techniques on Linux and Windows 2000(May 02, 2001)
• LinuxProgramming.com: Highlight Project: Iozone(Feb 26, 2001)
• LinuxPlanet: Hardware Notes: Hard Drive Benchmarking With iozone (Feb 22, 2001)
• DukeofURL: Linux 2.2 VS. 2.4: Benchmarks, HowTo and More.(Jan 23, 2001)
• The Register: Transmeta speed debate -- damned lies and benchmarks? (Oct 25, 2000)
• SPECweb99 Benchmark clarification(Jul 05, 2000)
• Tom's Hardware Guide: A Call to Arms: A Proposal for Open-Source Benchmarks(Apr 14, 2000)