Subject: Re: First snapshot of graphics mode console driver available
To: Bang Jun-Young <bjy@mogua.org>
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <is@beverly.kleinbus.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/27/2001 19:37:32
On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 01:43:20AM +0900, Bang Jun-Young wrote:
> Bang Jun-Young wrote:
> > Here is a simple benchmark result obtained with Cyrix 6x86-150 machine:
> > 
> > wscons:
> >         $ time ls -l /usr/bin
> >         real 0m0.462s
> >         user 0m0.057s
> >         sys  0m0.152s
> > 
> > new cons:
> >         $ time ls -l /usr/bin
> >         real 0m7.797s
> >         user 0m0.080s
> >         sys  0m7.694s
> > 
> > As seen above, it is about 17 times slower than text mode wscons.
> > "Smooth Scrolling" technique might be helpful for speedup.
> 
> "Smooth Scrolling" has been implemented(!). Now scrolling is as fast as 
> in text mode wscons. A new benchmark result:

I still see a factor of two.
> 
> $ time ls -l /usr/bin
> real 0m1.153s
> user 0m0.102s
> sys  0m0.787s

> > wscons:
> >         $ time ls -l /usr/bin
> >         real 0m0.462s
> 
	-is