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ALS 2000 Abstract

Analyzing the Overload Behavior of a Simple Web Server

Niels Provos, University of Michigan, Chuck Lever, SUN-Netscape Alliance, and Stephen Tweedie, Red Hat Software

Abstract

Linux introduces POSIX Real Time signals to report I/O activity on multiple connections with more scalability than traditional models. In this paper we explore ways of improving the scalability and performance of POSIX RT signals even more by measuring system call latency and by creating bulk system calls that can deliver multiple signals at once.
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