Comment on An Overview of Kernel Lock Improvements [pdf]parentComments−davidlohr12yMost of these optimizations imply scaling by number of cores. Thus the more cores (and thus sockets/NUMA nodes), the more the benefit. Desktop-ish systems with ~4 cores don't see much gain, but nor did we introduce performance degradations.
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Most of these optimizations imply scaling by number of cores. Thus the more cores (and thus sockets/NUMA nodes), the more the benefit. Desktop-ish systems with ~4 cores don't see much gain, but nor did we introduce performance degradations.