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From: "Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky" <inaky.perez-gonzalez@intel.com>
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Subject: RE: 15000+ processes -- poor performance ?!
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:04:16 -0800
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> 
> forgot the kernel version (2.4.20aa1)...

You need the O(1) scheduler; not sure if aa has it or not; if not, lots of
processes will suck your machine. I think -ac has the O(1) scheduler, or try
2.5. The old scheduler is pretty cool but not as scalable as the new one.

If it has it ... well, I have no idea - maybe Robert Love would know.

Inaky Perez-Gonzalez -- Not speaking for Intel - opinions are my own [or my
fault]

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