Subject: Re: [PATCH] O13int for interactivity
From: Felipe Alfaro Solana <felipe_alfaro@linuxmail.org>
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On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 20:51, Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote:
> Bad news, I guess...
> 
> I'm experiencing XMMS skips with 2.6.0-test2-mm4 + O13int patch. They
> are easily reproducible when browsing through the menus of
> KDE/Konqueror.
> 
> My KDE session is configured with the Keramik style, using XRender
> transparencies and drop-down shadows for the menus. When browsing the
> "Bookmarks" Konqueror drop-down menu, XMMS pauses audio playback very
> briedly. The skip starts at the moment at which I click the "Bookmarks"
> menu and lasts until the menu is displayed completely on the screen. My
> Konqueror "Bookmarks" menu is really big, occupying almost the entire
> screen height (over 700 pixels).
> 
> The XMMS skips can also be reproduced while navigating through web pages
> that require a lot of CPU horsepower, like for example,
> http://www.3dwallpapers.com. When browsing through the nice wallpapers
> at the site, Konqueror hogs the CPU and XMMS starts skipping.
> 
> Both scenarios can be reproduced with either XMMS or MPlayer, so I guess
> is not an isolated problem with an specific player. Also, the XMMS skips
> are not reproducible with previous releases of your scheduler patches.
> 
> Hope this helps!

OK, I had the X server reniced at -20... Renicing the X server at +0
makes the XMMS skips disappear. At least, with X at +0 I've been able to
reproduce them anymore.


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