Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270921AbTGVPtm (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:49:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270922AbTGVPtl (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:49:41 -0400 Received: from 13.2-host.augustakom.net ([80.81.2.13]:32899 "EHLO phoebee") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270921AbTGVPtj (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:49:39 -0400 Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:04:42 +0200 From: Martin Zwickel To: Tom Felker Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Simon Kirby Subject: Re: Scheduler starvation (2.5.x, 2.6.0-test1) Message-Id: <20030722180442.6c116e1c.martin.zwickel@technotrend.de> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: TechnoTrend AG X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.3claws36 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) X-Operating-System: Linux Phoebee 2.4.21-rc4 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz X-Face: $rTNP}#i,cVI9h"0NVvD.}[fsnGqI%3=N'~,}hzs bubbled: > On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 03:40:09 +0200, Simon Kirby wrote: > > > > Is anybody else seeing this or is it something to do with my setup here? > > > > Simon- > > I see this too, on a much faster system. My browsing habit is to open a > link in a new tab, and immediately click on that tab. The mouse gets > noticeably jumpy right after clicking the link. I may be jaded by my > 2.4.20-gentoo kernel which never did this, but still... > > My system is a 2.4 GHz P4 running Gentoo, 2.6.0-test1 (tainted with > nVidia), and Mozilla Firebird, with a USB mouse. I have the same problem with 2.6.0-t1-ac2. If I minimize a window, my xmms hangs for a few ms. Same if I browse on some pages and go back/forward. The screen/windows also fills/draws a little bit slow. (well, could be a X/nvidia problem) I changed back to 2.4.22-p7 and everything works fine. Regards, Martin ps.: my machine: P4 2.4Ghz, 512Mb ram, Gentoo, nvidia driver, mozilla 1.4 -- MyExcuse: Power company testing new voltage spike (creation) equipment Martin Zwickel Research & Development TechnoTrend AG --=.Je62u23b0Y_PaY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/HWCamjLYGS7fcG0RAs1hAJ4klp/VeD1QGeoxlHGrWznEFlp0EACdFmLA 4Yw6aHY1bDlj7p5TYkkgPf0= =/g/D -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=.Je62u23b0Y_PaY-- - 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/