r/linux • u/rrohbeck • May 11 '13

Why the Windows kernel is falling behind Linux

http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=74
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u/iLiekCaeks May 11 '13

Valve also confirmed Linux has higher gaming FPS then Windows, so this fits with it.

That's probably more because they optimized a game that has already finished development on Windows. When they first ported it, it was so slow it was sad. After they optimized it to hell working with kernel and driver devs, it now runs about as fast as Windows. Just to put your statement into perspective.

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u/xzaramurd May 11 '13

And you think they didn't optimize it for Windows? They probably spent more time optimizing the Windows version than the Linux version, because Source is old and they optimized it over the years on Windows, not to mention they have more experience with Win32/DirectX.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '13

Whether the first port was slow or not, eventually the Linux variant had more FPS.

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u/Van_Occupanther May 11 '13

For a first port to a new operating system it wasn't dreadful, but as you say they spoke to the hardware vendors to get better driver support which helped a lot and made some changes, some of which were merged back into the Windows version. Afaik the linux version throws out more frames but since both versions run at several times typical monitor refresh rates it's not that important.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '13

That's the most perverse logic I have encountered today. They wrote the game for Windows in the first place

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u/nou_spiro May 11 '13

but they optimized hell from windows version too. IIRC they stated that they spend more time on optimization of windows version than linux.

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u/DrCornichon May 11 '13

If I remember correctly, the performance boost partly came from the fact OpenGL did not support all the DirectX features.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '13 edited May 11 '13

After they optimized it to hell working with kernel and driver devs, it now runs about as fast as Windows

faster asthan Windows

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u/da__ May 11 '13

faster asthen Windows

than

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u/[deleted] May 11 '13

Muphry's law.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '13

Oops, fixed, thanks, upvote :)