From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S271347AbTGQJAH (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Jul 2003 05:00:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S271350AbTGQJAG (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Jul 2003 05:00:06 -0400 Received: from c210-49-248-224.thoms1.vic.optusnet.com.au ([210.49.248.224]:6550 "EHLO mail.kolivas.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S271347AbTGQJAE (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Jul 2003 05:00:04 -0400 Message-ID: <1058433295.3f16690fa2f2e@kolivas.org> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:14:55 +1000 From: Con Kolivas To: alexander.riesen@synopsys.COM Cc: linux kernel mailing list Subject: Re: [PATCH] O6int for interactivity References: <200307170030.25934.kernel@kolivas.org> <20030717090508.GE13611@Synopsys.COM> In-Reply-To: <20030717090508.GE13611@Synopsys.COM> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Quoting Alex Riesen : > Con Kolivas, Wed, Jul 16, 2003 16:30:25 +0200: > > 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. > > > > tar ztf file.tar.gz and make something somehow do not like each other. > Usually it is tar, which became very slow. And listings of directories > are slow if system is under load (about 3), too (most annoying). > > UP P3-700, preempt. 2.6.0-test1-mm1 + O6-int. Thanks for testing. It is distinctly possible that O6.1 addresses this problem. Can you please test that? It applies on top of O6 and only requires a recompile of sched.o. http://kernel.kolivas.org/2.5 Con