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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!howland.erols.net!ix.netcom.com!stephenk From: stephenk@netcom.com (Stephen Knilans) Subject: Re: User-space file systems. (Re: Linux vs BSD) Message-ID: <stephenkE62DGo.6J5@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <5e6qd5$ivq@cynic.portal.ca> <5ea4g4$r6e@web.nmti.com> <330DF6FD.41C67EA6@cuillin.org.uk> Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1997 16:22:00 GMT Lines: 22 Sender: stephenk@netcom18.netcom.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:160604 comp.os.linux.networking:69672 comp.os.linux.setup:99216 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:6079 comp.unix.bsd.misc:2594 In article <330DF6FD.41C67EA6@cuillin.org.uk> Guy Dawson <guy@cuillin.org.uk> writes: >Peter da Silva wrote: > >> Since a user-mode application on a 68020 can saturate a 10 Mbps ethernet >> (observed behaviour) I didn't originally believe that the user-mode NFS >> server on Linux was a bottleneck... > >User mode is fine IFF you don't mind using the extra CPU resource. On >a multi-tasking box, a user mode nfsd will be competing with other >programs for the CPU (and net etc). That is true under KERNEL mode TOO! The processing is NOT that complicated! > >Is efficient programming a good thing? > >Guy >-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- >Guy Dawson @ SMTP - guy@cuillin.org.uk // ICBM - 6.15.16W 57.12.23N 986M >4.4>5.4 4.4>5.4 4.4>5.4 The Reality Check's in the Post! 4.4>5.4 4.4>5.4