Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:02:31 +0100 From: ian j hart <ianjhart@ntlworld.com> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 faster!? Message-ID: <3D1B8B77.41C1DDCD@ntlworld.com> References: <200206272131.g5RLVgj93332@lurza.secnetix.de>
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Oliver Fromme wrote: > > Craig Boston <craig@meoqu.gank.org> wrote: > > On Thu, 2002-06-27 at 14:44, Johannes Hofmann wrote: > > > I just upgraded from 4.6 Release to -STABLE (Jun 27 21:42:28). > > > My X feels much snappier now. Any ideas what might cause that? my 0.02 euro My perception is that it went slower at RC time, then back to normal post release. > > > > Have you filed a PR on this? I'm sure this is an issue that we would > > like to get resolved by 4.7-RELEASE if at all possible. > > First of all -- yes, I noticed the sarcasm. > > While the speed improvement that Johannes experienced is > certainly desirable and should not be reversed, it _is_ > somewhat important to find out what caused it. Because > if the cause is unknown, then it could disappear one day > (maybe at the next update), rendering the system slower > again, and you wouldn't be able to do anything about it > because you have no clue what it is. > > For what it's worth, I have no clue what it is, either. > > For the above reason, it is always preferable to know the > causes for any changes in system behaviour, no matter if > it changes in a positive or negative way. Computers are > not magic, and software is not voodoo. Everything has a > cause. > > Regards > Oliver > > PS: "Every sufficiently advanced technology is > indistinguishable from magic." (Unfortunately I don't > remember who said that.) > That'll be Arthur C. Clarke. His third law, in Profiles of the future for example. -- ian j hart To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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