“Red Hat Linux 6.0 is based on the newLinux 2.2 kernel. The new
release will add symmetric multiprocessing support; a new TCP/IP
stack, thereby offering better performance because it uses less CPU
resources for the same amount of bandwidth; and the new Gnome
interface, which allows for simplified server administration, said
Erik Troan, Red Hat’s director of development.”
“Key to the new release, Troan said, is improved performance. In
addition to supporting at least four processors, the new release
has a new kernel service that lets a Web server send a file in a
single request, rather than multiple ones, Troan said.”
“This can lead to a significant improvement in Web server
performance,” he said, particularly for sites where a good amount
of scripting is required.