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Robert Watson 2007-10-27 21:27:29 +00:00
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional-Based Extension//EN" [ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional-Based Extension//EN" [
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multiprocessor servers.</h2> multiprocessor servers.</h2>
<p><b>FreeBSD 7.0</b>, due out in late 2007, brings many new features <p><b>FreeBSD 7.0</b>, due out in late 2007, brings many new features
as well as performance advancements. With a special focus on storage and performance enhancements. With a special focus on storage
and multiprocessing performance, FreeBSD 7.0 will ship with support and multiprocessing performance, FreeBSD 7.0 will ship with support
for Sun's <b>ZFS file system</b> and <b>highly scalable for Sun's <b>ZFS file system</b> and <b>highly scalable
multiprocessing performance</b>. Benchmarks have shown that FreeBSD multiprocessing performance</b>. Benchmarks have shown that FreeBSD
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systems on 8-core servers.</p> systems on 8-core servers.</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li><b>SMPng</b>: After seven year's of development on advanced SMP <li><b>SMPng</b>: After seven years of development on advanced SMP
support, FreeBSD 7.0 realized the goals of a fine-grained kernel support, FreeBSD 7.0 realizes the goals of a fine-grained kernel
allowing linear scalability to over 8 CPU cores for many workloads. allowing linear scalability to over 8 CPU cores for many workloads.
FreeBSD 7.0 sees an almost complete elimination of the Giant Lock, FreeBSD 7.0 sees an almost complete elimination of the Giant Lock,
removing it from the CAM storage layer and NFS client, moving removing it from the CAM storage layer and NFS client, and moving
towards more fine-grained locking in the network subsystem. towards more fine-grained locking in the network subsystem.
Significant work has also been performed to optimize kernel Significant work has also been performed to optimize kernel
scheduling and locking primitives, and the optional ULE scheduler scheduling and locking primitives, and the optional ULE scheduler
allows thread CPU affinity and per-CPU run queues to reduce allows thread CPU affinity and per-CPU run queues to reduce
overhead and increase cache-friendliness. Benchmarks reveal a overhead and increase cache-friendliness. The libthr threading
dramatic performance advantage over other &unix; operating systems package, providing 1:1 threading, is now the default. Benchmarks
on identical multicore hardware, and reflect a long investment in reveal a dramatic performance advantage over other &unix; operating
new SMP technology for the FreeBSD kernel.</li> systems on identical multicore hardware, and reflect a long
investment in SMP technology for the FreeBSD kernel.</li>
<li><b>ZFS filesystem</b>: Sun's ZFS is a state-of-the-art file <li><b>ZFS filesystem</b>: Sun's ZFS is a state-of-the-art file
system offering simple administration, transactional semantics, system offering simple administration, transactional semantics,