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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!serv.hinet.net!spring.edu.tw!howland.erols.net!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.mathworks.com!uunet!news-in2.uu.net!netnews.worldnet.att.net!cbgw2.lucent.com!cbgw1.lucent.com!csn!nntp-xfer-1.csn.net!roper.uwyo.edu!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Slow load times Message-ID: <1996Sep26.220326.25130@roper.uwyo.edu> From: jmaslak@pobox.com (Joel Maslak) Date: 26 Sep 96 22:03:26 MDT Distribution: world Nntp-Posting-Host: 129.72.150.153 X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 BETA-950824-16colors PL0] Lines: 29 Hello. I recently upgraded from Linux to FreeBSD (Please, I don't CARE which is the better OS). I am currently running 2.2-960801-SNAP, compiled with some of my own options. I have noticed that either something is wrong with my configurations, or the Linux emulation team REALLY deserves congratulations! When I execute a program under FreeBSD (anything from Telnet to sendmail to pine), it takes what seems to be too much time to load. But, if I run a Linux binary, using Linux emulation, it loads back up. For instance, the Linux binary of pine takes about 2-3 seconds to load (Max), while the BSD version (pine 3.95 compiled as NetBSD) takes anywhere from 30-45 seconds. Obviously something *FEELS* wrong! I also noticed simular things with programs such as sendmail. This is NOT a memory problem. I currently have 40 MB, and 90 MB of swap. I have never seen the swap used. vmstat shows that the system is mostly idle (usually 95% +). Can someone give me clues what to look at? Joel Maslak Lost in Wyoming!