Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 11 May 2003 00:46:30 -0400 (EDT) | From | Zwane Mwaikambo <> | Subject | Re: irq balancing: performance disaster |
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On Sat, 10 May 2003, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> > While tackling bug 699, it became clear to me that irq balancing is the cause > > of the performance problems I, and all people using the SMP kernel Mandrake > > 9.1 ships, are dealing with. I got the problems with 2.5.69 too. After > > disabling irq balancing, the system is remarkably faster, and much more > > responsive. > > > > For those interested in the issue, please look at bug 699. > > Could you test out this patch from Keith Mannthey if you're having trouble? > It makes irq balance a config option, which makes it easier to disable. > Various people have requested it, but I don't have a box to test it on ;-( > Pulled out of -mjb tree, but should go onto mainline easily.
What's wrong with the noirqbalance parameter?
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