Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 08:16:39 -0700
From: "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>
To: root@mauve.demon.co.uk
Cc: stephane.wirtel@belgacom.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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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~Randy
| http://developer.osdl.org/rddunlap/ | http://www.xenotime.net/linux/ |
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