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From: sja@tekla.fi (Sakari Jalovaara)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: TCP latency
Date: 26 Jul 1996 10:30:01 GMT
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology
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In-reply-to: ecki@inka.de's message of 25 Jul 1996 18:03:09 GMT
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>: 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.

Yep, someone tuning a detail of an OS can expect to write plenty of
ten-line speed tests.

Trying to make one such particular test portable seems like a waste of time.
As does making such a fuss about it on netnews.
									++sja