Re: Iperf 2.0.3 released
I do not presently have a setup to build Win32 binaries and Windows is
definitely not my strong suit. I would welcome a contributor from the
community to help with Windows issues. I will post a binary if someone builds
it.
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 03:08:03PM -0400, Bob Jenness wrote:
> Is it possible to upgrade my win32 PC without compiling? I can't seem
> to find a 2.0.3 executable to download.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-iperf-users --at-- dast.nlanr.net
> [mailto:owner-iperf-users --at-- dast.nlanr.net] On Behalf Of Stephen Hemminger
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 1:26 AM
> To: iperf-users --at-- dast.nlanr.net
> Cc: jdugan --at-- x1024.net
> Subject: Re: Iperf 2.0.3 released
>
> On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:44:25 -0700
> Jon Dugan <jdugan --at-- x1024.net> wrote:
>
> > I have just posted the Iperf 2.0.3 release on SourceForge. You can
> find it at:
> >
> > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=128336
> >
> > Iperf 2.0.3 addresses several issues with Iperf. This release is a
> bug fix
> > release and does not add any significant new functionality.
> >
> > Bugs fixed in 2.0.3:
> >
> > * Compilation issues on several platforms, notably Mac OS X and
> Solaris
> > * Excessive usage of CPU due to updating stats for every TCP packet
> received
> > * several minor nits, see the ChangeLog for details.
> >
> > These changes come primarily from user patches and have only been
> lightly
> > tested. Special thanks to Andrew Gallatin for his work on making the
> current
> > threading model better.
> >
> > Jon
> >
>
> You ignored several earlier patches for Linux to avoid eating lots of
> CPU.
> Also, the new option to choose congestion control.
>
> Any new redesign should work to eliminate all usage of usleep()/yield()
> etc,
> and just use proper condition variables.
>
>
>
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Jon M. Dugan <jdugan --at-- es.net>
ESnet Network Engineering Group
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory