From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:58:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:58:09 -0400 Received: from web10902.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.131.38]:8204 "HELO web10902.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:57:54 -0400 Message-ID: <20010822195810.75425.qmail@web10902.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:58:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Brad Chapman Subject: 2.4.9 VM/VMA subsystem works much better To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Everyone, Just a note: the VMA sanity patch which went in to 2.4.9 has improved Mozilla's performance considerably. I did a rough calculation based on startup time and found that Mozilla started approximately 10%-12% faster on 2.4.9 then 2.4.8. Plus, I've found that swapping is actually starting to work again, although it still tends to stick at certain times. Great job everyone. Brad ===== Brad Chapman Permanent e-mail: kakadu_croc@yahoo.com Current e-mail: kakadu@adelphia.net Alternate e-mail: kakadu@netscape.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/