Ned Konz wrote:

> > Well, the comment doesn't say anything about the VM.
> > So I tested an older one:
> > 2.7 RB 8
> >  '31403336 bytecodes/sec; 2056941 sends/sec'
> 
> Your benchmark numbers are less with the newer kernel?


No, no!
it's 7o mbc/s with the 2.8 VM and 31 mbc/s with the old one.

mbc = mega byte codes per sec :-)

Sorry for the ambiguity.

Michael