Re: Terrible interactivity with 2.6.0-t9-mm3
From: Gawain Lynch
Date: Sun Nov 16 2003 - 22:10:02 EST
On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 13:49, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Gawain Lynch <gawain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 08:42, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > Two things to try, please:
> > >
> > > a) Is the problem from Linus's tree? Try 2.6.0-test9 plus
> > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test9/2.6.0-test9-mm3/broken-out/linus.patch
> > >
> > > b) The only significant scheduler change in mm3 was
> > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test9/2.6.0-test9-mm3/broken-out/context-switch-accounting-fix.patch
> > >
> > > So please try -mm3 with the above patch reverted with
> > >
> > > patch -R -p1 < context-switch-accounting-fix.patch
> > >
> >
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > This is also easily reproducible here with just a kernel compile.
> >
> > I have tried both a) and b) with b) not changing anything, but a) seems
> > to work... Anything more to try?
> >
>
> Your report has totally confused me. Are you saying that the jerkiness is
> caused by linus.patch? Or not? Pleas try again ;)
Sorry that would be the "several too many" glasses of wine last night...
;)
I do NOT see the interactivity problems with linus.patch.
I DO see the problem with -mm3
I DO see the problem with context-switch-accounting-fix.patch backed
out...
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