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diff --git a/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn b/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn index c2e7c191..42a34563 100644 --- a/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn +++ b/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn @@ -43,15 +43,17 @@ After [[our latest Quarter of the Hurd|news/2011-q2]] has been picked up by slas Test results ------------ -Quite good. We expected that the microkernel design of the Hurd would have a far more severe performance hit. +The results of the test from Phoronix were quite good. We expected that the microkernel design of the Hurd would have a far more severe performance hit. -Some explanations: +Some possible explanations: -* CPU bound. +* The tests were mostly CPU bound. * IPCs [are no more such a problem on recent hardware][ipc]. -* The emulation layer should rather make the context switches worse, so it’s likely not at play. -[ipc]: http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.51.16 +And a non-explanation: + +The emulation layer should rather make the context switches worse, so it’s likely not at play. +[ipc]: http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.51.16 """]] |