Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761351AbXEJUFW (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 May 2007 16:05:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755222AbXEJUFJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 May 2007 16:05:09 -0400 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:37128 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753569AbXEJUFI (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 May 2007 16:05:08 -0400 Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 22:05:00 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Christian Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Kasper Sandberg Subject: Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v11 Message-ID: <20070510200500.GB18741@elte.hu> References: <20070508150431.GA26977@elte.hu> <200705101859.11696.christiand59@web.de> <1178817044.25266.8.camel@localhost> <200705102051.09432.christiand59@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200705102051.09432.christiand59@web.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -2.0 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-2.0 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.0.3 -2.0 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1228 Lines: 30 * Christian wrote: > > > Desktop performance without any manual renicing is excellent, even > > > with make -j20. Gaming performance is at least on par with SD now! > > > I've tried to > > > > Which games are you trying? and have you tried other workloads then > > make -j20? > > > > try have a window with some 3d game open, and a browser besides it, > > and press a link. i cant seem to get smooth results with CFS. [...] > > I've tried many different workloads, kernel compile (normal -j4), > extreme kernel compile (-j20) and Browsing/Open Office. GLXGears, > Briquolo and enemy-territory work relly well under these loads. do you have CONFIG_PREEMPT enabled - while perhaps Kasper has it disabled? Kasper, if so, could you try a quick test with CONFIG_PREEMPT enabled, does that make any difference to your gaming-smoothness results? [it's not a real solution, but this would help us narrow down the smoothness problem you are seeing.] Ingo - 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/