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Re: 2.5.70-mm6

To: Maciej Soltysiak <solt@dns.toxicfilms.tv>
Subject: Re: 2.5.70-mm6
From: Felipe Alfaro Solana <felipe_alfaro@linuxmail.org>
Date: 09 Jun 2003 20:36:05 +0200
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com>,LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, linux-mm@kvack.org
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On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 19:45, Maciej Soltysiak wrote:
> > . -mm kernels will be running at HZ=100 for a while.  This is because
> >   the anticipatory scheduler's behaviour may be altered by the lower
> >   resolution.  Some architectures continue to use 100Hz and we need the
> >   testing coverage which x86 provides.
> The interactivity seems to have dropped. Again, with common desktop
> applications: xmms playing with ALSA, when choosing navigating through
> evolution options or browsing with opera, music skipps.
> X is running with nice -10, but with mm5 it ran smoothly.

Sadly, I must agree with you... Sound with XMMS and Mplayer is chunky
when switching between virtual desktops, or even dragging windows. Is
this caused by latest scheduler patches, or has something to with
HZ=100?

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References:
- 2.5.70-mm6
  - From: Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com>
- Re: 2.5.70-mm6
  - From: Maciej Soltysiak <solt@dns.toxicfilms.tv>

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