Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S272659AbTG1EvI (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:51:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S272662AbTG1EvI (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:51:08 -0400 Received: from fep03-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com ([66.185.86.73]:35878 "EHLO fep03-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S272659AbTG1EvF (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:51:05 -0400 Message-ID: <3F24B1EE.9080900@rogers.com> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 01:17:34 -0400 From: gaxt User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.5a) Gecko/20030708 Thunderbird/0.1a X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Con Kolivas CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 260test2+O10int breaks : Re: WINE + Galciv + Con Kolivar's 09 patch to 2.6.0-test1-mm2 References: <3F22F75D.8090607@rogers.com> <200307271205.59230.kernel@kolivas.org> In-Reply-To: <200307271205.59230.kernel@kolivas.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH PLAIN at fep03-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com from [24.157.78.60] using ID at Mon, 28 Jul 2003 01:06:19 -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1688 Lines: 49 Update: 260-test2 with O10int has returned wine+galciv to freezing the whole computer on starting the game. The intro avi plays less than 1 second and the machine freezes up. I can swtich from virtual terminals but not enter any input. Con Kolivas wrote: > On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 07:49, gaxt wrote: > >>Kudos to CK > > > Thanks. > > >>In 2.4.21 galciv + wine was fine. >> >>In 2.4.21 + CK patches, galvic + wine would pause every 15 seconds or so >>(maybe it was when little animations played). >> >>In 2.6.0-test1-mm2 (vanilla, or + 08) Galciv would stutter horribly and >>freeze my machine in wine. It might run smoothly until I loaded a >>nautilus window or something then stutters and loss of control of the >>system. >> >>With 09, it is smooth as silk until I do something and then the video >>playbacks can be choppy but the game (turn based strategy) seems to run >>without the long pauses of 2.4.21 CK or 2.6.0 vanilla. I can switch >>between apps and go back without any problem. >> >>09 seems to be a big improvement for whatever caused the stutter & die >>problems in wine+galciv. > > > Therein lies the problem with large MAX_SLEEP_AVG values. It may prevent > interactive tasks from becoming non interactive (which is the point), but if > an interactive task turns into a true cpu hog it can literally stall the > machine for seconds. Which is why the workaround in O*int that allow small > MSAs help. > > Con > > - 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/