Messages in this thread |  | | From | Nigel Metheringham <> | Subject | Re: Since no one else has stepped forward: 'ZeroD' patch | Date | Wed, 08 Jan 1997 17:57:36 +0000 |
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} Ingo Molnar <mingo@pc5829.hil.siemens.at> writes: } } > Here is a patch that implements 'ZeroD', a simple kernel thread that uses } > up CPU idle time to keep a pool of pre-zeroed pages around. Almost } > anything that doesnt burn 100% CPU time all the time should benefit from } > this. } } Hmm, did you check that this hasn't a bad effect on the cache memory when } a cpu intensive process has to sleep for short times? } A /proc/sys interface to tune it would be nice too.
This would also presumably affect the heat production of the CPU - especially on hot Cyrixs!
Does it spend all the idle time doing this, or just a part??
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