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Any comparative benchmarks or a write-up on the approach (other than "uses zlib and pthreads" from the README)?
by necovek 4y ago
Any comparative benchmarks or a write-up on the approach (other than "uses zlib and pthreads" from the README)?
- 331c8c71 4y agoI used it and it was noticeably faster. I didn't write down by how much.
- chasil 4y agoSingle-threaded gzip can outperform pigz, or at least come very close, when used with GNU xargs on separate files with no dependencies. https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/parallel-shells-xargs-utilize-all-your-cpu-cores-unix-and-windows https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/parallel-shells-xargs-u... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26178257 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26178257
- Xorlev 4y agopigz is most useful on a single stream of data, vs. the more obviously parallel case of files without dependencies.
- mgerdts 4y agoBack in the day I wrote this about how it improved Solaris kernel zone suspend: https://web.archive.org/web/20160313033123/https://blogs.oracle.com/zoneszone/entry/kernel_zone_suspend_now_goes https://web.archive.org/web/20160313033123/https://blogs.ora...