@petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml • 5 days agoLinus Torvalds Lands A 2.6% Performance Improvement With Minor Linux Kernel Patchwww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1715arrow-down16cross-posted to: linux@programming.devlinuxfurs@pawb.sociallinux@sh.itjust.works
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minus-square@oldfart@lemm.eelinkfedilink73•4 days agoYeah, one man did hours of profiling and the other made the patch more elegant lol
minus-square@bluewing@lemm.eelinkfedilink10•4 days agoKind of like the butcher who got his hands dirty cutting a steak and then a Michelin star chef cooking it for you. One got his hands bloody. The other made it delectable for you to eat. Which is more important to the process?
minus-square@bluewing@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•3 days agoLike the Linux kernel, the cow is merely a means to an end in this example.
Yeah, one man did hours of profiling and the other made the patch more elegant lol
Kind of like the butcher who got his hands dirty cutting a steak and then a Michelin star chef cooking it for you.
One got his hands bloody. The other made it delectable for you to eat.
Which is more important to the process?
Nobody ever gives the cow any credit…
Like the Linux kernel, the cow is merely a means to an end in this example.