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Scott Marlowe wrote:
> I'd love to see someone do a comparison of early to mid 2.6 kernels (2.6.18 like RHEL5) to very
> up to date 2.6 kernels.  On fast hardware.

I'd be happy just to find fast hardware that works on every kernel from 
the RHEL5 2.6.18 up to the latest one without issues.

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Greg Smith    2ndQuadrant   Baltimore, MD
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