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Subject: Re: Sys V kernel bss is a HOG!!!
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Date: Fri, 20-Feb-87 12:21:23 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 20 12:21:23 1987
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Summary: 3Bnet buffers hog bss

In article <3690002@nucsrl.UUCP>, naim@nucsrl.UUCP (Naim Abdullah) writes:
> However, I am curious as to why the system V kernel has such a large
> bss size compared to the bsd kernel (410KB vs. 70KB). The Vax is
> configured for INET while the 3b2 is on a 3bnet. Can it be, because
> 3bnet is a hog for buffers or that system V uses a very large buffer
> cache ? I don't know the answer and I invite you to speculate.

Try running nm on the /unix of your 3B2 sometime.  It's a while
since I did it but I can remember being surprised at how much
bss the 3Bnet buffers were hogging.

Alternatively, compare the size of kernels with and without
3Bnet configured.  Big difference!


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