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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news.tembel.org!not-for-mail From: shields@tembel.org (Michael Shields) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix Subject: Re: Linux or Free BSD for WWW server? Date: 12 Nov 1995 21:21:27 -0000 Organization: Tembel's Hedonic Commune Lines: 15 Message-ID: <485ogn$m8i@yage.tembel.org> References: <47oul2$35j@kadath.zeitgeist.net> <1995Nov8.200134.21191@loretta.la.ca.us> <47r28k$tru@dns.crocker.com> <30A23A1A.167EB0E7@FreeBSD.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: yage.tembel.org NNTP-Posting-User: shields Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.networking:19240 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:8570 comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix:6223 In article <30A23A1A.167EB0E7@FreeBSD.org>, Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > This is actually where FreeBSD really starts to shine. I have used > FreeBSD in load situations that would have had your average SS5 or even > SS10 system crying out for mercy. Sun's VM system is somewhat weak > under serious loads, and performance drops off sharply once you pass a > certain threshold (defined strongly by how much memory you have > configured). This is not to say that you can't cause a FreeBSD box to > beat itself to death if you really work at it or don't have enough main > memory, but I've found that the performance degredation drops off in a > far more linear fashion than I've seen with SunOS or Linux. Including Stephen Tweedie's kswap patches? -- Shields.