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    SubjectRe: 2.6.9-rc1-mm1
    --On Friday, August 27, 2004 10:46:45 +1000 Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org> wrote:

    > Nuno Silva wrote:
    >> Con Kolivas wrote:
    >>> If you're talking about using the embedded image viewer in kde, that
    >>> spins on wait and wastes truckloads of cpu (a perfect example of poor
    >>> coding). Try loading it an external viewer and it will be 1000 times
    >>> faster. If you're talking about it keeping the disk too busy on the
    >>> other hand, that's I/O scheduling.
    >>>
    >>
    >> The question is: "can a poorly coded app hang the system for 30secs?"
    >>
    >> That's a DoS ;-)
    >
    > It does not hang the system, only it's dependant tasks (ie other kde thingies)

    the display app (not KDE), however, at least seems to deny X of enough time
    that the mouse cursor won't move. Much badness! ;-)

    M.

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