40% slowdown with dynamic /bin/sh
Steve Kargl
sgk at troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Mon Nov 24 17:34:41 PST 2003
On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 05:06:52PM -0800, Frank Mayhar wrote:
> Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> > What _REAL WORLD_ task does this slow down?
>
> I think the point was that, in this particular "worst" case, it's a forty
> percent performance hit. What's the average case? What's the case for a
> "real world" pipeline with a lot of tiny little static binaries?
>
> I dislike this decision enough that I'm actually considering going away
> from FreeBSD, something I really had never for a moment thought possible.
>
(snip)
>>
>> If it is for you then just build your world with static root.
>
> Kind of defeats the purpose, don't you think?
>
Let's see. You dislike the dynamic root decision enough that
you are considering the abandonment of FreeBSD. Then when
you're told that you can still build a static root if you
need/want it, you make a sarcastic remark. Would you some
ice cream while you eat your cake?
--
Steve
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