[LARTC] EM64T and network performance

[Marek Kierdelewicz]

>Hello,

Hi,

>Will switchning to 64bit distribution (intel EM64T) provide any
>performance gain to the networking code: routing (lots of rules and big
>routing tables), scheduling (htb) and iptables?

You can have 64bit kernel on 32bit distro. Network traffic is
processed in kernelspace, so system libraries (32-bit or 64-bit)
won't be relevant.

I'm curious myself about 64-bit vs 32-bit network performance
comparison.

cheers,
Marek Kierdelewicz
KoBa ISP