On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:07:17AM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 07:27:51AM -0500, Joe Nall wrote: > > Not until this bug is fixed :) > > prelink erases file-based capabilities > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456105 > > >From Jakub's 2004 paper on prelink, I see that it saves 1-2 seconds in > startup time for openoffice swriter. Half a second or less on kword, > konqueror, evolution, and epiphany. As computers get faster, prelink will > still save relative time, but the absolute difference will become less and > less perceptible. I know a second here and there adds up, but given the > downsides, sooner or later prelink should be revisited. Particularly since it corrupts binaries it doesn't understand :-( http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhl-devel-list/2008-September/msg00045.html Rich. -- Richard Jones, Emerging Technologies, Red Hat http://et.redhat.com/~rjones virt-df lists disk usage of guests without needing to install any software inside the virtual machine. Supports Linux and Windows. http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-df/ -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
