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From: Florian Philipp <lists@××××××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] FYI - 2.6.38 desktop responsiveness patch + how to do it now
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:49:20
Message-Id: 4CE60FAC.7060003@f_philipp.fastmail.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] FYI - 2.6.38 desktop responsiveness patch + how to do it now by Adam Carter
1 Am 19.11.2010 03:37, schrieb Adam Carter:
2 > 2.6.38 should contain a ~200 line patch that makes a huge difference to
3 > desktop responsiveness under load;
4 > "Tests done by Mike show the maximum latency dropping by over ten times
5 > and the average latency of the desktop by about 60 times"
6 > Ref:
7 > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2637_video&num=1 <http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2637_video&num=1>
8 >
9 > And a RedHat dev reckons you can get the same via configuration;
10 > Ref:
11 > http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/alternative-to-200-lines-kernel-patch.html
12 >
13 > I havent tried it yet...
14
15 Very interesting. Finally something to make cgroup scheduling worthwhile.
16
17 Thanks! I'll try it.
18 Florian Philipp

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