Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:59:04 -0500 | From | Steven Pratt <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Minor scheduler fix to get rid of skipping in xmms |
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Andrew Morton wrote:
>Steven Pratt <slpratt@austin.ibm.com> wrote: > > >>>ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test4/2.6.0-test4-mm6/broken-out/sched-CAN_MIGRATE_TASK-fix.patch >>> >>> >>> >>This patch improves specjjb over test5 and has no real effect on any of >>kernbench, volanomark or specsdet. >> >> > >Fine, it's a good fix. > > > >>>and if you have time, also test5 plus sched-CAN_MIGRATE_TASK-fix.patch plus >>> >>>ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test4/2.6.0-test4-mm6/broken-out/sched-balance-fix-2.6.0-test3-mm3-A0.patch >>> >>> >>> >>This patch degrades both specjbb and volanomark, and to a lesser degree >>specsdet >> >> > >ok. And just confirming: that was test5 plus >sched-CAN_MIGRATE_TASK-fix.patch plus >sched-balance-fix-2.6.0-test3-mm3-A0.patch? > > No this was test 5 plus sched-CAN_MIGRATE_TASK-fix.patch only. I seems I misread the request. I am running that job now.
>I didn't expect a regression from sched-balance-fix. > > > >>>What I'm afraid of is that those patches will yield improved results over >>>test5, and that adding >>> >>>ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test4/2.6.0-test4-mm6/broken-out/sched-2.6.0-test2-mm2-A3.patch >>> >>> >>> >>I tried adding this patch to stock test5 and it failed to apply >>cleanly. I have not had a chance to look at why. Did you mean for this >>to be applied by itself, or was this supposed to go on top of one of the >>other patches? >> >> > >Yes, it applies on top of the other two patches. > >Thanks for working on this: it's pretty important right now. > Ok, this is submitted as well. Should have results this afternoon.
Steve
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