Originally posted by kebabbert
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The ABI used can make a big difference. Solaris allows you to
choose either, but the default for the bundled gcc is still the
slower ia32/x87."
choose either, but the default for the bundled gcc is still the
slower ia32/x87."
I doubt that Linux scales well. Ive seen numerous articles where companies say that when their workload increases beyond a certain point, Linux doesnt cut it anymore. And then they switch to Solaris on the same hardware, and everything is fine. Ive posted several links showing this in my posts, on my link above.
And, in your link that moron brags about Linux v2.6 being able to handle 16 cpus. I assume he talks about standard linux kernel. At the same time he talks about large Linux clusters, but fail to tell they are modified Linux kernels.
If Solaris scales well on hundreds of CPUs and many more threads, it is not something that affects an ordinary user, right? So normal people which are using dual cpus or so, doesnt notice bad Linux scaling. It is in companies, when their workload increases they have to switch to a real Unix. In my link above, I post an interview to Linux kernel hacker Andrew Morton, who claims that Linux code is full of bugs and regressions. Read the interview if you dont believe me.
And if Linux scales better than Windows, why people prefer using Windows?
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