Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264231AbTFISW3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:22:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264235AbTFISW3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:22:29 -0400 Received: from 153.Red-213-4-13.pooles.rima-tde.net ([213.4.13.153]:54792 "EHLO small.felipe-alfaro.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264231AbTFISW2 (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:22:28 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.5.70-mm6 From: Felipe Alfaro Solana To: Maciej Soltysiak Cc: Andrew Morton , LKML , linux-mm@kvack.org In-Reply-To: References: <20030607151440.6982d8c6.akpm@digeo.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1055183764.584.1.camel@teapot.felipe-alfaro.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.3.92 (Preview Release) Date: 09 Jun 2003 20:36:05 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1040 Lines: 20 On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 19:45, Maciej Soltysiak wrote: > > . -mm kernels will be running at HZ=100 for a while. This is because > > the anticipatory scheduler's behaviour may be altered by the lower > > resolution. Some architectures continue to use 100Hz and we need the > > testing coverage which x86 provides. > The interactivity seems to have dropped. Again, with common desktop > applications: xmms playing with ALSA, when choosing navigating through > evolution options or browsing with opera, music skipps. > X is running with nice -10, but with mm5 it ran smoothly. Sadly, I must agree with you... Sound with XMMS and Mplayer is chunky when switching between virtual desktops, or even dragging windows. Is this caused by latest scheduler patches, or has something to with HZ=100? - 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/