Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:27:19 +0200 | From | Jesper Juhl <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] updated preempt-kernel |
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Robert Love wrote:
> Testers Wanted:
So I tested it :)
> patches to enable a fully preemptible kernel are available at: > http://tech9.net/rml/linux > for kernels 2.4.10, 2.4.12, 2.4.12-ac3, and 2.4.13-pre5.
I tried out your patch yesterday with 2.4.13-pre6 (it applies cleanly to -pre6 although made for -pre5). I've been running with it for about a day now and I have not seen any ill effects yet.
The system does seem slightly more responsive when stressed, but I don't see (or feel) huge improvements like some other people - maybe I just run a set of apps that don't benefit much from the preempt patches, or my workload is not significant enough to notice.. I usually run things like KDE2, XMMS, Nedit, x-cd-roast, Opera, Sylpheed and a lot of console windows. This is on a 1.4Ghz Athlon Thunderbird with 512MB RAM.
Are there any tests you'd like me to try out on this box?
- Jesper Juhl - juhl@eisenstein.dk
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