Re: Mach RPC Throughput...

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From: Richard.Draves
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1991 17:30

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> Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.mach: 15-Mar-91 Re: Mach RPC Throughput...
> Fletcher Kittredge@bbn.c (1629)

> The answer is that this is an example of comparing an old version of 
> piece of software with a new version of a competing package.  Given
> the dates cited in your article, the Mach RPC tested would be version
> 2.5 or lower.  For Mach 3.0, the RPC system was completely re-written
> by Richard Draves.  One of the results was a real increase in speed.
> You will be wanting to read the paper "A Revised IPC Interface", Richard
> Draves, Proceedings of the October 1990 "Machnix" Conference, Burlington
> Vt.


I rewrote the kernel IPC code.  I believe the Amoeba/Mach comparison was
looking at network RPC throughput.  We are looking at ways to improve
the performance of network RPCs for Mach 3.0.

Rich

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