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Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:10:38 +0100
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH][RSDL-mm 0/7] RSDL cpu scheduler for 2.6.21-rc3-mm2
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* Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> wrote:

> > Full patch for 2.6.21-rc3-mm2: 
> > http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/staircase-deadline/2.6.21-rc3-mm2-rsdl-0.29.patch
> 
> I'm seeing a cpu distribution problem running this on my P4 box.

> With 2.6.21-rc3, X/Gforce maintain their ~50% cpu (remain smooth), and 
> the encoders (100%cpu bound) get whats left when Amarok isn't eating 
> it.
> 
> I plunked the above patch into plain 2.6.21-rc3 and retested to 
> eliminate other mm tree differences, and it's repeatable.  The nice 5 
> cpu hogs always receive considerably more that the nice 0 sleepers.

hm. Do you get the same same problem on UP too? (i.e. lets eliminate any 
SMP/HT artifacts)

	Ingo