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From: Eugene Rosenzweig <eugene259@××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6 and OpenGL
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 17:22:23
Message-Id: 445E2AFE.4000404@internode.on.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6 and OpenGL by marcin
1 marcin wrote:
2 > Hi
3 >
4 > I've been comparing lately performance OpenGL apps against different
5 > kernels 2.6.x and 2.4. Overall performance is comparable but a scheduler
6 > of kernel 2.6 is very annoying (to say at least).
7 >
8 > Simple test:
9 >
10 > Kernel 2.6
11 >
12 > "glxgears" gives 1320 fps but if I simultaneously execute (for
13 > example) "nbench"
14 > which takes a lot of cpu then fps drop to 5!!! with "nice nbench" fps
15 > drop to 20
16 >
17 > Kernel 2.4
18 >
19 > "glxgears" gives 1340 fps but for nbench fps drop to 120 and
20 > for nice nbench drop to 220 fps.
21 >
22 > I've been testing against
23 >
24 > * 2.6.16.14 Preemption Model: No Forced and also Voluntary Kernel
25 > * 2.6.16-ck9 is quite good at least scheduler don't starve but a drop
26 > of fps is the same.
27 > * 2.6.15.x
28 > * 2.4.32
29 >
30 > Graphics driver: nvidia (GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x) NV18
31 >
32 > Can anyone tell me how to "increase priority" for OpenGL?
33 >
34 > Thanks, Marcin
35 Is it any better if you are more agressive with nice? Like 'nice nbench'
36 and 'nice -n -10 glxgears' or even more?
37
38 Eugene.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6 and OpenGL marcin <marcinzw@×××××.com>