[Samba] Samba 3.0.3pre1 Available for Download

[Adam Williams]

> > | All below are good new features. Only thing missing
> > | IMHO is performance improvements.
> > | If I missed, or if it is planned for future releases
> > | please accept my apologies.
> > We continually work on improving performance as we
> > can.  What specifically are you referring to?
> I referred to Davon Shire's e-mail dated 09 March 2004 18:59.
> In the mean time, I remember some programs indicate performance gain by 
> percentage. I do not remember any name in my mind. But, IMHO similiar 
> approach maybe good for samba.

Try using "smbtorture".  We get very good performance from not terribly
powerful hardware.
ftp://ftp.kalamazoolinux.org/pub/pdf/PerfTune2001.pdf

$ ./smbtorture //sardine/torture -Uadam%****** 32 NBW95
host=sardine share=torture user=adam myname=estate2
Running NBW95
1 clients started
+*
Throughput 473.344 MB/sec (NB=591.68 MB/sec  4733.44 MBit/sec)
NBW95 took 0.278914 secs
 
$ ./smbtorture //sardine/torture -Uadam%****** 32 NBWNT
host=sardine share=torture user=adam myname=estate2
Running NBWNT
1 clients started
+*
Throughput 456.839 MB/sec (NB=571.049 MB/sec  4568.39 MBit/sec)
NBWNT took 0.289049 secs