Re: CFS scheduler, -v24, for v2.6.24-rc3-git3 / current git state

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Nov 28 2007 - 06:25:02 EST



* Matthew <jackdachef@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Ingo & the other contributors of CFS,
>
> I just wanted to say thank you for your excellent job on this scheduler :)
>
> I didn't want to tell anything about v24 too fast since testing takes
> its time ;)
>
> so here my experience so far:
>
> - no sound stuttering anymore during internet sound streaming even
> during heavy compiling (maybe there's still stuttering but I can't
> hear it *g*)
> - desktop feels really responsive

cool. Which scheduler are you comparing this to - v2.6.23-ish? Or
CFS-v22?

> - even firefox with around 30 tabs and fully used memory (4 GB) &
> fully used swap (2.5 GB) stil feels quite responsive & great to work
> with (probably it's also thanks to ck-patchset I'm using besides cfs
> -> zen-sources)

which patches does "ck-patchset" carry at the moment? One would be
swap-prefetch i guess, right?

> - haven't tested 3d FPS so can't tell
>
> keep up the great work !

thanks :)

Ingo
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