Intel Spots A 3888.9% Performance Improvement In The Linux Kernel From One Line Of Code

[smitty3268]

nice. with this performance boost I can avoid upgrading my machine.

really?

[CommonSenseRules]

Just like their claims are 4354% BS and the person who wrote this trash is 5365% a hack.

[npwx]

I find it interesting and news worthy.
Should I have THP on or off? Maybe this tips the scales?

I'm not saying he shouldn't report about it. I'm saying he should do so in a professional manner without insulting the intelligence of his readers or mislead the ones who don't understand the details.

[npwx]

Only if you're new to Phoronix.
On one hand, there's only so much you can say in a title before it turns into a paragraph. On the other hand, people don't exactly throw money at Michael, so can you really blame him? Me, having been here for a while, I know exactly what to expect when I see a title like that.

True, but once in a while, the reported numbers actually have some truths to them so I still skim the articles.

[xenospace]

The issue I see with things like that is that people belive their system will now be 3888.9% times faster. No that is not what that means. It means some specific task inside the kernel will now be 3888.9% times faster and it has to show if that will make the kernel actually messurably faster.

I'm running a patched kernel now, and my computer is a full 3889.9% faster. Amazing work done here for real.

[NotMine999]

...the headline IS rather clickbait-y...

If you want honest, straight-forward, non-clickbait-y headlines ...

... read Slashdot instead

[Unscript]

The issue I see with things like that is that people belive their system will now be 3888.9% times faster. No that is not what that means. It means some specific task inside the kernel will now be 3888.9% times faster and it has to show if that will make the kernel actually messurably faster.

Yeah, that's the problem with clickbait titles. I suppose we'll ultimately be vaccinated against that silly practice.

[Etherman]

It is always one line of code...

Yes. We can C 🙂

[kwinz]

This article headline's clickbait level is over 3000.0% !

[Tgkprog]

What will that translate to for a java server doing 70% io work?
What does it mean to an end user watching a video and running a background server?