Re: [PATCH] Staircase scheduler v7.4

[Nick Piggin]

Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote:

> I have tested 2.6.7-bk10 plus from_2.6.7_to_staircase_7.7 patch and,
> while it's definitively better than previous versions, it still feels a
> little jerky when moving windows in X11 wrt to -mm3. Renicing makes it a
> little bit smoother, but not as much as -mm3 without renicing.

You know, if renicing X makes it smoother, then that is a good thing
IMO. X needs large amounts of CPU and low latency in order to get
good interactivity, which is something the scheduler shouldn't give
to a process unless it is told to.
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