Linux Kernel Comparison: 2.6.4 vs. 2.4.25

NewsFactory · Mar 30, 2004, 01:51 PM

2CPU have thrown up their Linux Kernel Comparison: 2.6.4 vs. 2.4.25! Here's a snip.

Something I've been promising for a couple of months has been a comparison of Linux kernels 2.6 and 2.4. The 2.6 series has been available for awhile now but the development has been going at a very rapid pace. It seemed everytime I'd be half-way through my benchmarks, a new version would be released. In a desire to stay as current as possible, I held off until now. We'll be taking a look at versions 2.6.4 and 2.4.25 in a variety of benchmarks; both server and workstation-oriented.

I didn't just put in the time running these benchmarks for you, either. As we're currently running 2.4.25 on this very web server, I'm quite interested to see if a jump to version 2.6 is really warranted. Hopefully by the end of this article, we'll have a solid sense of what we as SMPers can expect from both kernel series.

Linux Kernel Comparison: 2.6.4 vs. 2.4.25

Mar 30, 2004, 01:51 PM	#1
NewsFactory News Guru Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 0	Linux Kernel Comparison: 2.6.4 vs. 2.4.25 2CPU have thrown up their Linux Kernel Comparison: 2.6.4 vs. 2.4.25! Here's a snip. Something I've been promising for a couple of months has been a comparison of Linux kernels 2.6 and 2.4. The 2.6 series has been available for awhile now but the development has been going at a very rapid pace. It seemed everytime I'd be half-way through my benchmarks, a new version would be released. In a desire to stay as current as possible, I held off until now. We'll be taking a look at versions 2.6.4 and 2.4.25 in a variety of benchmarks; both server and workstation-oriented. I didn't just put in the time running these benchmarks for you, either. As we're currently running 2.4.25 on this very web server, I'm quite interested to see if a jump to version 2.6 is really warranted. Hopefully by the end of this article, we'll have a solid sense of what we as SMPers can expect from both kernel series. Linux Kernel Comparison: 2.6.4 vs. 2.4.25