On Sat, May 12, 2007 at 10:51:49AM -0400, Chuck wrote:
> i am installing a workstation which i have no plans to use as a
> vserver host however there may be that possibility in the mid to far
> future...
if you add the Linux-VServer patches, you will find
an application for the features sooner than you think
(e.g. limit a service to certain ips, use the CoW
link breaking to save diskspace ...)
> are the kernels produced with the vserver patches 'improved' over std
> kernels and generally work better? or is it by its nature causing
> slight overhead compared to without?
if there is noticeable overhead, it is considered a
bug and should be reported :)
> i guess it boils down to use vserver patches on a normal workstation
> kernel or not? i have this undefined suspicion it is better with but
> would like a more factual answer :)
well, it should not hurt, of course, if you don't
need it, and/or already patched your kernel with
several other patches, I would not compile it in
just for the fun of doing it ...
HTH,
Herbert
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