eWeek: Database Users Keen on Linux 2.6 Kernel

“Database users who rely on Linux operating systems are drooling
over the list of features promised by the soon-to-be-released 2.6
kernel.

“As reported by eWEEK last week, the Linux production 2.6
kernel, expected to be released later this month, will move the
operating system into a position of handling big, enterprise-class
database applications by putting powerful new features and
abilities into the main kernel and sparing users the need to adopt
them as back-ported capabilities in the 2.4 production kernel. Such
abilities include the ability to support much larger amounts of
memory, the ability to support a larger number of threads, improved
networking performance, increased storage and types of storage, and
better volume management.

“Tim Kuchlein, director of information systems at Clarity
Payment Solutions Inc., a developer of prepaid electronic payment
systems, said the ability for the kernel to support extra memory
will enable his company to work its database like Google: running
on all memory, all the time…”

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