--- 2.5.45-numasched/kernel/sched.c.old 2002-10-31 17:48:41.000000000 -0800 +++ 2.5.45-numasched/kernel/sched.c 2002-10-31 17:51:43.000000000 -0800 @@ -2331,8 +2331,7 @@ __set_bit(MAX_PRIO, array->bitmap); } } - if (cache_decay_ticks) - cache_decay_ticks=1; + /* * We have to do a little magic to get the first * thread right in SMP mode.