KernelTrap: Benchmarking 2.4 vs 2.5, UP vs SMP

“The good doctor Con Kolivas recently posted some interesting
kernel benchmarks generated with his contest benchmarking tool.
Using resources provided by the OSDL, Con compared 2.4.19, 2.4.20,
2.5.49 and 2.5.50, each with a single processor enabled and with
dual processors enabled.

“Below many of the tests, Con makes some quick observations
about the results. Con’s original email is followed by an edited
version I’ve added to hopefully make it easier to compare the
results between UP and SMP. Read on for the hard data…”

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