linux-kernel - Re: [Bug #11308] tbench regression on each kernel release from 2.6.22 -> 2.6.28

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Message-Id: <20081117.115106.195071813.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:51:06 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, dada1@...mosbay.com, rjw@...k.pl,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org,
	cl@...ux-foundation.org, efault@....de, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl
Subject: Re: [Bug #11308] tbench regression on each kernel release from
 2.6.22 -&gt; 2.6.28

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:47:24 -0800 (PST)

> For example, if I recall correctly, David had a big hit on the hrtimers. 

That got fixed, the HRTIMER bits are now disabled.

> The other possibility is that it's just a sparc suckiness issue, that 
> simply doesn't show up on x86. 

Could be and I intend to measure that to find out.
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