> sysctl.conf says:
> vfs.generic.usermount=1
> vm.anonmin=15
> vm.execmin=10
> 

I have:

# tune UBC
vm.anonmin=30
vm.execmin=20
vm.execmax=40
vm.filemin=20
kern.maxvnodes=32768

> Kernel tuning... anything magic in your kernel?  I don't think I have
> any.  My kernel is built with
> 	options DUMMY_NOPS

I had #options DUMMY_NOPS, inherited from GENERIC, and all the other shipped
configs apart from DR_EVIL, DELPHI, IOPENER, NET4501 and SWINGER.

But since you have it on, and I have it off, and we are both slow, it probably
doesn't matter.

wow. I have

options	NEW_BUFQ_STRATEGY already. I am re-compiling with that off, and
DUMMY_NOPS on.

> which I understand should *improve* performance, but I may be correct.
> 
> Hmm.  I have DEBUG and DIAGNOSTIC compiled in.  Perhaps they're more
> expensive than I thought?

I have neither.

-George