Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 16 Jul 2003 08:16:39 -0700 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: How to test the new kernel 2.6.0-test1 ? |
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:25:18 +0100 (BST) root@mauve.demon.co.uk wrote:
| > I am using the kernel 2.6.0-test1 on my computer, and it works perfectly. | > | > Which are the weaknesses of the new kernel, an idea ? | | It almost certainly has bugs. | Most of the ones present probably don't show up much on an average | machine, with an average load. | | Try the edge cases, such as plugging in twenty thousand USB mice, running | it on a 386/20 with 4Mb ram, unplugging USB devices when in use, ... | | The rarer bugs that do present on an average machine, with average loading | just need more people to test, and report oopses or other errors related | to the kernel. | | Just running it helps, if only because it lowers the probability of such | bugs being present before 2.6.0 is released.
The I/O schedulers and process(or) scheduler want to be beaten on very badly. For process scheduler, try playing music and writing a CD while building kernels etc. and see how well you can move the mouse around in X.
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