On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 12:49:02AM -0500, Todd Vierling wrote:
> On 2 Mar 2002, Jed Davis wrote:
> 
> : My $.02: If there isn't already an FAQ entry or some such pointing out
> : the possible cost of COMPAT_<version> options,
> 
> There's really nothing significantly performance-impacting in any of the
> other numeric COMPAT_xx options; the [s]brk() change as proposed would be
> treading on new ground in that respect.

That's not true.  I've seen relatively small differences in kernel size
make dramatic differences in packet forwarding performance on crappy
embedded platforms with small or stupidly-designed caches.

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