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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Fastest Kernel Make
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Date: Mon, 31-Aug-87 14:30:13 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 31 14:30:13 1987
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Keywords: Making kernel = (or) != speed of machine

>    I know that the make time is subject to number & types of drivers
>    etc.  Inlcude your number & whatever other details you want to.

It also depends on the flavor of kernel.  A V6 kernel compiled on, say,
a Sun 4 (assuming you could get the V6 kernel past a modern C compiler!)
would probably beat the Amdahl record, simply because the V6 kernel wasn't
very big.
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"There's a lot more to do in space   |  Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
than sending people to Mars." --Bova | {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,utai}!utzoo!henry