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From: root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: dhrystone   (Version 2.1 coming)
Summary: Dhrystone 2.1 is coming; please discontinue use of 1.1.
Message-ID: <2469@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu>
Date: 6 Oct 89 21:56:03 GMT
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In article <3545@ast.cs.vu.nl>, ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes:
> In article <2457@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> root@cca.ucsf.edu (Thos Sumner) writes:
> >Why is all this effort being spent running an obsolete version of the
> >Drhystone bencmark? 
> 
> Probably because it is the only one I have.  If you have a newer one, please
> post it.

I have version 2.1 here and am preparing it for posting to comp.os.minix
per Andy's request. This is the current version and I have just talked
to the coordinator and he is prepared to accept new results for inclusion
in his next report (which is normally posted to comp.arch).

Please discontinue posting results from version 1.1 as it is known to be
flawed. In particular, certain "optimizing" compilers give exaggerated
results because they eliminate code which is a part of the timing
process.

 Thos Sumner       Internet: thos@cca.ucsf.edu
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 U.S. Mail:  Thos Sumner, Computer Center, Rm U-76, UCSF
             San Francisco, CA 94143-0704 USA

I hear nothing in life is certain but death and taxes -- and they're
working on death.

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