From: Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org>
To: Wes Janzen <superchkn@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Re: Blender profiling-1 O16.2int
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 10:28:11 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200308191028.11109.kernel@kolivas.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3F416BD4.3040302@sbcglobal.net>
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 10:14, Wes Janzen wrote:
> I think this problem is exacerbated when another app is competing for
> the processor. The machine just pauses unless I'm also doing something
> else, in this case compiling XINE. Once something is competing, it
> looks like X takes an extraordinarily long time to come back into the
> running queue.
Yes that is correct behaviour and to be expected.
> Is there a way to figure out when a process is spinning on a wait and
That's the trick isn't it? No there isn't or else I'd fix it in a jiffy. If
someone can think of a way I'd love to know.
> exponentially decrease it's bonus if they are consecutive? I should
> probably read through the source and some of these posts before I make
> suggestions though, because I don't currently know much about how all
> that works.
If you get a chance could you try the prerelease O17 patch against O16.3 in
http://kernel.kolivas.org/2.5/experimental to see if that helps? It's purely
an anti-starvation patch.
Thanks for comments.
Cheers,
Con
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-08-19 0:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <20030817003128.04855aed.voluspa@comhem.se>
[not found] ` <200308171142.33131.kernel@kolivas.org>
[not found] ` <20030817073859.51021571.voluspa@comhem.se>
2003-08-17 13:36 ` [RFC] Re: Blender profiling-1 O16.2int Con Kolivas
2003-08-17 16:34 ` Con Kolivas
2003-08-18 0:30 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-08-19 0:14 ` Wes Janzen
2003-08-19 0:28 ` Con Kolivas [this message]
2003-08-19 0:37 ` Richard A Nelson
2003-08-19 8:39 ` Rob Landley
2003-08-19 0:31 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-08-19 0:58 ` Wes Janzen
[not found] <20030818110001.6564.64238.Mailman@lists.us.dell.com>
2003-08-18 12:52 ` Max Hailperin
2003-08-18 13:05 ` Con Kolivas
2003-08-18 14:43 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-08-26 2:54 Kester Maddock
2003-08-26 5:03 ` Con Kolivas
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