Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:51:00 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:51:00 -0400 Received: from pc1-cwma1-5-cust51.swa.cable.ntl.com ([80.5.120.51]:31986 "EHLO irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:50:59 -0400 Subject: Re: [OT] 2.6 not 3.0 - (WAS Re: [PATCH-RFC] 4 of 4 - New problem logging macros, SCSI RAIDdevice) From: Alan Cox To: Dave Jones Cc: Linus Torvalds , Linux Kernel Mailing List , akpm@digeo.com In-Reply-To: <20021003165142.GA25316@suse.de> References: <200210031551.g93FpwsR000330@darkstar.example.net> <20021003165142.GA25316@suse.de> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Date: 03 Oct 2002 18:04:14 +0100 Message-Id: <1033664654.28850.25.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 691 Lines: 15 > We still need some work for low memory boxes (where low isn't > necessarily all that low). On my 128MB laptop I can lock up the box > for a minute or two at a time by doing two things at the same time, > like a bk pull, and switching desktops. > > I dread to think how a 16 or 32MB box performs these days.. On 2.4.1x with rmap, better than 2.2. A 32Mb box with rmap vm on 2.4, running the xfce/rox desktop and sylpheed is very snappy indeed - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/