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From: ecki@inka.de (Bernd Eckenfels)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: TCP latency
Date: 25 Jul 1996 18:03:09 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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In comp.os.linux.networking Sakari Jalovaara <sja@tekla.fi> wrote:
: A null syscall benchmark seems to reflect precious little real-world
: program behavior. It is not useful in comparing operating systems or
: even different versions of the same operating system.
But it is VERY usefull for operating system programmers/designers to see how
well designed their trap/syscall interface is. And therefore a null-syscall
interface is an interesting number among others.
Greetings
Bernd
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