From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270914AbTGPPHw (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:07:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270922AbTGPPHw (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:07:52 -0400 Received: from 153.Red-213-4-13.pooles.rima-tde.net ([213.4.13.153]:41221 "EHLO small.felipe-alfaro.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270914AbTGPPHp (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:07:45 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] O6int for interactivity From: Felipe Alfaro Solana To: Con Kolivas Cc: linux kernel mailing list , Andrew Morton , Zwane Mwaikambo In-Reply-To: <200307170030.25934.kernel@kolivas.org> References: <200307170030.25934.kernel@kolivas.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1058368952.873.1.camel@teapot.felipe-alfaro.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.3 Date: 16 Jul 2003 17:22:33 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 2003-07-16 at 16:30, Con Kolivas wrote: > O*int patches trying to improve the interactivity of the 2.5/6 scheduler for > desktops. It appears possible to do this without moving to nanosecond > resolution. > > This one makes a massive difference... Please test this to death. Oh, my god... This is nearly perfect! :-) On 2.6.0-test1-mm1 with o6int.patch, I can't reproduce XMMS initial starvation anymore and X feels smoother under heavy load. Nice... ;-)