On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 07:36:17PM -0400, Daniel Berlin wrote: > [ tracking down sudden increase in bootstrap time ] > So just so we are clear on the state: > > Jim works on a <insert details here> machine: > > Sees no difference in compile times from 03-29 -> 04-01 > > Diego works on a <insert details here> machine > > Sees 50% difference in compile times from 03-29->04-01, starting on > 03-30
One possibility: required memory size has increased, and Jim has more memory than Diego, but the new working set size is just enough larger than Diego's memory size to make a few compiles fall off a cliff as far as performance is concerned, but the time difference for Jim is in the noise.
