Re: FreeBSD 5.3 Network performance tests

2004-11-12 Thread TM4526
In a message dated 11/11/04 1:36:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >FreeBSD 4.10: 42% interrupt usage >FreeBSD 5.3: 58% interrupt usage >Thanks for your test results. Was DEVICE_POLLING enables in the kernel and >the sysctl? No, it wasnt ___

Re: FreeBSD 5.3 Network performance tests

2004-11-12 Thread TM4526
In a message dated 11/11/04 5:38:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Given these results, I would conclude that the raw routing stack in 5.3 > is 35-40% slower than its 4.x counterpart. > > The tests are easy enough to duplicate,

Re: FreeBSD 5.3 Network performance tests

2004-11-11 Thread Robert Watson
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Given these results, I would conclude that the raw routing stack in 5.3 > is 35-40% slower than its 4.x counterpart. > > The tests are easy enough to duplicate, so there is no reason to > question the numbers. Feel free to try it yourself. Obviousl

Re: FreeBSD 5.3 Network performance tests

2004-11-11 Thread pete wright
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 00:04:44 +0530, Subhro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 23:57 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: FreeBSD 5.3 Network performance tests

2004-11-11 Thread Subhro
Hi, -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 23:57 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FreeBSD 5.3 Network performance tests As promised, I've tested the basic network stack for 5.3 -RELEAS

FreeBSD 5.3 Network performance tests

2004-11-11 Thread TM4526
As promised, I've tested the basic network stack for 5.3 -RELEASE The results follow: Hardware: Celeron 1.7Ghz processor Dual onboard Intel NICs, fxp driver Intel 845G chipset 256MB Ram, 120MB allocated to the kernel. Setup: Traffic Generator -> FreeBSD System -> Server The FreeBSD system is s