2004-10-19 11:40:42

by Con Kolivas

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Subject: 2.6.9-ck1

These are patches designed to improve system responsiveness with
specific emphasis on the desktop, but configurable to any workload.

http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/2.6/2.6.9/2.6.9-ck1/patch-2.6.9-ck1.bz2

web:
http://kernel.kolivas.org
all patches:
http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/
Split patches and a server specific patch available.


Added:
+block_fix.diff
A small fix for congestion which was causing stalls under heavy i/o load.

+269rc4-mingo_ll.diff
+269rc4-mingo-bkl.diff
The low latency hacks in current -mm releases by Ingo Molnar, including
the preemptible big kernel lock

+ll-config.diff
Default the preemptible kernel lock off

+nvidia_compat.diff
This allows the current version of the evil binary nvidia drivers to
compile.

+buildfix.diff
This is a last minute fix for 2.6.9 that causes internal compiler errors

+269ck1-version.diff
Version


Changed:
~2.6.9_to_staircase9.0.diff
Latest version of staircase cpu scheduler. This is version8.K renamed in
line with kernel release. There are no known bugs with this release. The
main changes since last -ck released staircase are significantly better
handling of subjiffy timeslices, and much larger timeslices for -niced
processes as per mainline.

~schedbatch2.5.diff
~schediso2.8.diff
Resync with latest staircase.

~mwII.diff
The mapped watermark code was incompatible with newer vm changes so it
was rewritten and is much less likely to cause oom. The same sysctls
still exist (vm.mapped and vm.hardmaplimit), but the hardmaplimit is off
by default. If you still have large amounts of swapping under heavy disk
i/o I recommend turning this on.

~cfq2-20041019.patch
One small bugfix.


Full patchlist:
2.6.9_to_staircase9.0.diff
schedrange.diff
schedbatch2.5.diff
schediso2.8.diff
mwII.diff
1g_lowmem1_i386.diff
cfq2-20041019.patch
block_fix.diff
defaultcfq.diff
269rc4-mingo_ll.diff
269rc4-mingo-bkl.diff
ll-config.diff
cddvd-cmdfilter-drop.patch
nvidia_compat.diff
buildfix.diff
269ck1-version.diff


Cheers,
Con Kolivas


2004-10-19 12:28:17

by Tero Grundström

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Subject: Re: [ck] 2.6.9-ck1

Hi,

I just wonder, shouldn't this release be named 2.6.9-rc4-ck3? I don't see
2.6.9 final released yet.

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T.G.

2004-10-19 12:30:43

by Con Kolivas

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Subject: Re: 2.6.9-ck1

Tero Grundstr?m writes:

> Hi,
>
> I just wonder, shouldn't this release be named 2.6.9-rc4-ck3? I don't see
> 2.6.9 final released yet.

It is released. The front page at kernel.org is not up to date.

Cheers,
Con

2004-10-19 12:36:49

by Walt

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Subject: Re: [ck] Re: 2.6.9-ck1

Con Kolivas wrote:

> Tero Grundstr?m writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just wonder, shouldn't this release be named 2.6.9-rc4-ck3? I don't
>> see
>> 2.6.9 final released yet.
>
>
> It is released. The front page at kernel.org is not up to date.
>
> Cheers,
> Con
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Con, take and look at patch-2.6.9-bk1 it has alot of schedule/cpu fixes.
I also have noticed since I am currently running it my memory recover
after exiting apps( firefox/thunderbird) is behaving better? I will know
more about this at the end of the day.

walt

2004-10-19 12:39:58

by Stuart Longland

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Subject: Re: [ck] 2.6.9-ck1

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Tero Grundstr?m wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just wonder, shouldn't this release be named 2.6.9-rc4-ck3? I don't see
> 2.6.9 final released yet.
>

2.6.9 has been released -- at least it's available on mirror.aarnet.edu.au.

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2004-10-19 12:51:13

by Tero Grundström

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Subject: Re: [ck] 2.6.9-ck1

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Stuart Longland wrote:

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> Tero Grundstr?m wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just wonder, shouldn't this release be named 2.6.9-rc4-ck3? I don't see
> > 2.6.9 final released yet.
> >
>
> 2.6.9 has been released -- at least it's available on mirror.aarnet.edu.au.

Yep, upgrading already :)

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2004-10-20 02:16:19

by Gene Heskett

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Subject: Re: [ck] 2.6.9-ck1

On Tuesday 19 October 2004 08:27, Tero Grundstr?m wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I just wonder, shouldn't this release be named 2.6.9-rc4-ck3? I
> don't see 2.6.9 final released yet.
>
It tis indeed, I'm running it.

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