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From: Adam Carter <adamcarter3@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] FYI - 2.6.38 desktop responsiveness patch + how to do it now
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:38:52
Message-Id: AANLkTi=0nG87h0+dGkaTL1pohnXKqpZZTntsOv-A8kf-@mail.gmail.com
1 2.6.38 should contain a ~200 line patch that makes a huge difference to
2 desktop responsiveness under load;
3 "Tests done by Mike show the maximum latency dropping by over ten times and
4 the average latency of the desktop by about 60 times"
5 Ref:
6 http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2637_video&num=1
7
8 And a RedHat dev reckons you can get the same via configuration;
9 Ref:
10 http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/alternative-to-200-lines-kernel-patch.html
11
12 I havent tried it yet...

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Re: [gentoo-user] FYI - 2.6.38 desktop responsiveness patch + how to do it now Florian Philipp <lists@××××××××××××××××××.net>
[gentoo-user] Re: FYI - 2.6.38 desktop responsiveness patch + how to do it now Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>