From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: szonyi calin <caszonyi@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] updated preempt-kernel
Date: 22 Oct 2001 19:03:35 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1003791816.1712.55.camel@phantasy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20011022144601.55173.qmail@web13103.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20011022144601.55173.qmail@web13103.mail.yahoo.com>
On Mon, 2001-10-22 at 10:46, szonyi calin wrote:
> Hi
> I'm using the preemptible kernel patch since 2.4.10
> (no 2.4.11). And it makes a big difference on 486 with
> 12Megs of ram.
> I can't send you benchmarks (i don't have time for
> this but if you really want one ... it can be arranged
> :-)).
> But:
>
> When I run a configure script I can actually see it
> running (without this patch it is very slow).
>
> The coolest thing was that I could run Gnome and KDE
> (with loadavg of 4 and waiting 2 to 4 minutes for an
> application to start (because of ram I think))
> something not possible without the preemtible kernel.
> I don't swear after them anyway.( I prefer fvwm)
>
> Compilation is much faster (i'll make a benchmark
> compiling linux kernel -- i promise :-)) ).
I am very glad to here this -- thank you :)
I'm glad it works so good.
> The system is stable with high system loads.
> Now is kernel 2.4.12 and no problems at all.
>
> Any chance to be in the main stable kernel ?
Hopefully for 2.5.
> Bye
Robert Love
prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-10-22 23:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-20 7:27 [PATCH] updated preempt-kernel Robert Love
2001-10-20 12:44 ` elko
2001-10-22 20:43 ` elko
2001-10-22 23:11 ` Robert Love
2001-10-23 15:13 ` elko
2001-10-23 15:40 ` Andre's PDC20269 support patch? J.R. de Jong
2001-10-20 12:59 ` [PATCH] updated preempt-kernel Lorenzo Allegrucci
2001-10-20 17:02 ` Robert Love
2001-10-22 15:32 ` bill davidsen
2001-10-22 18:39 ` Mike Fedyk
2001-10-22 23:08 ` Robert Love
2001-10-21 11:05 ` Colin Phipps
2001-10-21 15:24 ` Andrew Morton
2001-10-21 18:16 ` Robert Love
2001-10-22 15:36 ` Taral
2001-10-21 18:23 ` Federico Sevilla III
2001-10-22 8:27 ` Jesper Juhl
2001-10-22 14:46 ` szonyi calin
2001-10-22 23:03 ` Robert Love [this message]
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