Subject: Re: x86 Port outperforms SPARC64 port on NetBSD v2.0.2
To: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
From: Chris Fuhrman <cfuhrman@gmail.com>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 10/05/2005 11:58:54
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On 10/5/05, David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org> wrote:
>
>
> Not on an SS2, or any sun4/sun4c machine. Compiler optimisation
> for sun4m and later can win because they support hardware
> multiply, so replacing your SS{1,1+,2} with an SS{4,5,10,20} would
> really help ssh.


I can agree with that. I've also run OpenBSD & NetBSD on a SS5 I had. The
speedup was considerable. I currently have an Ultra 1 Enterprise that's use=
d
for the oddjob. Even with a compilation job going, it only took about 5
seconds to log into the box.

One of these days I'd love to see what an Ultra 2 could do. An E450 with 2
400 MHz CPUs running Solaris 9 took 2 seconds to log in. This is under
Solaris 9 using Sun's SSH.

> vtn1% time ssh vifa2 id
> > jnemeth@vifa2's password:
> > uid=3D139(jnemeth) gid=3D10(staff) groups=3D10(staff),0(wheel)
> > 0.0u 0.0s 0:27 0% 0+0k 0+0io 0pf+0w


Ouch.
--
Chris Fuhrman
cfuhrman@gmail.com

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<br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10/5/05, <b class=3D"gmail_senderna=
me">David Brownlee</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:abs@netbsd.org">abs@netbsd.org=
</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-lef=
t: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1=
ex;">
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not on an SS2, or any s=
un4/sun4c machine. Compiler optimisation<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for sun4m and later can win because they support hardware<=
br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;multiply, so replacing y=
our SS{1,1+,2} with an SS{4,5,10,20} would
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;really help ssh.</block=
quote><div><br>
I can agree with that.&nbsp; I've also run OpenBSD &amp; NetBSD on a
SS5 I had.&nbsp; The speedup was considerable.&nbsp; I currently have
an Ultra 1 Enterprise that's used for the oddjob.&nbsp; Even with a
compilation job going, it only took about 5 seconds to log into the box.<br=
>
<br>
One of these days I'd love to see what an Ultra 2 could do.&nbsp; An
E450 with 2 400 MHz CPUs running Solaris 9 took 2 seconds to log
in.&nbsp; This is under Solaris 9 using Sun's SSH.<br>
</div><br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">&gt; vtn1% time s=
sh vifa2 id<br>&gt; jnemeth@vifa2's password:<br>&gt; uid=3D139(jnemeth) gi=
d=3D10(staff) groups=3D10(staff),0(wheel)
<br>&gt; 0.0u 0.0s 0:27 0% 0+0k 0+0io 0pf+0w</blockquote><div><br>
Ouch.&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp;</div></div>-- <br>Chris Fuhrman<br><a href=3D"mailto:cfuhrman@gmail.=
com">cfuhrman@gmail.com</a><br>

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