diff --git a/docs/performance.rst b/docs/performance.rst index 3a137d5c..d6896839 100644 --- a/docs/performance.rst +++ b/docs/performance.rst @@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ node `ccm `_ cluster running on the same laptop with version 1.2.13 of Cassandra. I suggest testing these benchmarks against your own cluster when tuning the driver for optimal throughput or latency. -The 1.0.0 version of the driver was used with all default settings. +The 1.0.0 version of the driver was used with all default settings. For these +benchmarks, the driver was configured to use the ``libev`` reactor. You can also run +the benchmarks using the ``asyncore`` event loop (:class:`~.AsyncoreConnection`) +by using the ``--asyncore-only`` command line option. Each benchmark completes 100,000 small inserts. The replication factor for the keyspace was three, so all nodes were replicas for the inserted rows.