Subject Re: [firebird-support] Linux is slow
Author Steve Wiser
Hi Lester,

We don't seem to be having any slowdowns using linux. What hardware are
you using, what version of FB and what flavor of linux?

-steve

Lester Caine wrote:
>
> I've moved most of the stuff onto a Linux server now, but I'm getting
> somewhat
> annoyed at the slow response to many of the actions. The latest
> problem is
> quite simple to demonstrate, as I have an update stored procedure
> which just
> runs on the server. I had loaded this up to run via FlameRobin which
> reports
> it takes 4.5 hours, but the actual process only ran for 1.5 hours.
> Running the
> same process via FlameRobin on windows gives 2 hours with 1.75 hours in
> fbserver.exe.
>
> First question - Should I switch the Linux machine to SuperServer?
> Will that
> make a difference?
>
> Second question - In classic mode how do I increase the process
> priority to
> make the total time taken closer to the process time on Linux.
>
> I'm still wondering if I am doing the right thing running Firebird on
> Linux. I
> have yet to see anything that encourages me to think that the results are
> worth the effort or if I should just cut my losses and throw even more
> money
> down the bottomless pit of Microshit :(
>
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