Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:59:50 +1100 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: 2.2.2: 2 thumbs up from lm |
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Nathan Hand writes: > > > On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Larry McVoy wrote: > > > : Yes, but I've been doing most of my benchmarks on a PPro and plain > > : P5's. And some of the target machines they have in mind are lowly > > : 386's or 486's. 386 embedded systems are expensive enough, going to > > : 486 or beyond adds a lot to the cost. > > > > Anyone who is telling you this needs to do their homework. Go look at > > StrongARM and get NDAed. They will offer your pricing which is more > > attractive and offer you a part that has far lower power and power/MIPS > > costs. I know what I'm talking about, go check it out, you'll be glad > > you did. If you don't get the info you need, contact me privately and > > I'll put you in touch with the right people. > > None the less, several of my friends (engineering graduates) work with > embedded systems at their day jobs and 386s are very common.
I'm not surprised. For many applications, a 386 is all you need (and all you can afford).
> On another issue, I've been very upset by the behaviour exhibited by > a number of people on this thread. It's an often repeated claim, by > Eric Raymond or on Kernel Traffic or in half a dozen other places, > that one great benefit of having the Linux source code is that > arguments can be settled on technical grounds alone.
I agree. I've campaigned against the rampant flaming and abuse that litters this list. I see no need for it. On the plus side, this time around it's been less abusive and personal.
> If there isn't a patch then this is all rather pointless. But I > cannot see a great deal of sense in beating Richard into submission > before he even tries to write the patch. Wait until it's written, > then shoot big holes in it. If Richard does not write the patch then > the problem goes away. If he does write it then Linux can only > benefit or break even.
The last time we had this debate was back in September, when I posted a patch which created a separate run queue for RT tasks. The patch has been there for ages. See: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/
Regards,
Richard....
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