Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | Con Kolivas <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] sleep_decay for interactivity 2.5.72 - testers needed | Date | Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:50:01 +1000 |
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On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:42, Andreas Boman wrote: > On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 12:06, Con Kolivas wrote: > > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:02, Con Kolivas wrote: > > > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:47, Mike Galbraith wrote: > > > > At 12:05 AM 6/20/2003 +1000, Con Kolivas wrote: > > > > >Testers required. A version for -ck will be created soon. > > > > > > > > That idea definitely needs some refinement. > > > > > > Actually no it needs a bugfix even more than a refinement! > > > > > > The best_sleep_decay should be 60, NOT 60*Hz > > > > Here's a fixed patch. > > Ok, that doesnt really seem to change behavior much (from just a little > testing). I can still easily starve xmms by moving a window around over > mozilla or evolution (I suspect for thoose that use nautilus to draw the > desktop that would happen on an 'empty' desktop too..). > > With 2.5.72-mm1, HZ 1000 and MAX_SLEEP_AVG 2 that does *not* happen, > even with a cpu hog running (mpeg2enc) or during make -j20. However with > this kernel, after having moved a window around madly for a while the > mouse pointer is very laggy/jerky for atleast 30 sec after i release the > window (not so with your patch). > > I'm not hitting swap at all, so thats not a factor here.
Ok well next thing to try is max_sleep_avg 2*HZ with my patch, possibly with best_sleep_decay 10
Con
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