freebsd router

[Danial Thom]

> There is an article I would like you to read
> before going any further:
> http://bulk.fefe.de/scalability/

You know I just read a bit more of this; this is
better than reading the morning comics! What a
bunch of useless "tests" and wrong conclusions.

He's using a UP system, and says linux 2.6 scales
fabulously. Well in truth, linux 2.6 will start
dropping packets at a much lower traffic level
than 2.4 will. They've made trade-offs in 2.6
that no longer make packet reception a preemptive
task (which gives audio-type application more
controllable access to the kernel). The worst
part is that there is no way to fix it. So linux
2.6 is, IMO, completely unusable for a large
scale router.

But if you plan on checking the cpu cycle clock a
few million times a second, then I'd follow his
results to make your business decisions!

LOL

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