Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:56:54 +0200
From: "J.A. Magallon" <jamagallon@able.es>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Scheduler: -mm vs -staircase
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On 06.26, J.A. Magallon wrote:
> Hi all...
>=20
> Just a comment about a weird thing I have noticed wrt scheduling in latest
> kernels.
>=20
> My last two tests are 2.6.7-mm2 and 2.6.7-mm2+staircase-7.4 (plus a couple
> other things, like aic updated driver). I use GLMatrix as screensaver,
> running with nVidia drivers (yup, tainted kernels, but both are tainted ;=
)).
> What I have noticed:
> - With standard -mm, as GLMatrix runs, the framerate drops even to someth=
ing
>   like a frame every couple seconds
> - With staircase, it keeps running smoothly at 25fps.
>=20
> Something is strange in -mm. It keeps stoling cycles to the screensaver.
> Is this expected ?
>=20

Sorry for the noise, it also happens with -staircase.
Lets remake the question.
I start /usr/lib/xscreensaver/glmatrix -fps, and the frame rate starts at
25 fps. In 30 seconds it has dropped to 6 fps. The app is still using=20
the same cpu time (about 90% of one cpu on a dual xeon box with ht).

Any ideas ?

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Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (Cooker) for i586
Linux 2.6.7-jam5 (gcc 3.4.1 (Mandrakelinux (Cooker) 3.4.1-0.3mdk)) #1

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