Robert,
The real question is does it help under real life circumstances ?
Did you do the tests with Tom's sql code that is designed to create high
context switchs ?
Dave
On Sun, 2004-05-02 at 11:20, Robert Creager wrote:
> Found some co-workers at work yesterday to load up my library...
>
> The sample period is 5 minutes long (vs 2 minutes previously):
>
> Context switches - avg max
>
> Default 7.4.1 code : 48784 107354
> Default patch - 10 : 20400 28160
> patch at 100 : 38574 85372
> patch at 1000 : 41188 106569
>
> The reading at 1000 was not produced under the same circumstances as the prior
> readings as I had to replace my device under test with a simulated one. The
> real one died.
>
> The previous run with smaller database and 120 second averages:
>
> Context switches - avg max
>
> Default 7.4.1 code : 10665 69470
> Default patch - 10 : 17297 21929
> patch at 100 : 26825 87073
> patch at 1000 : 37580 110849
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