[gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6 and desktop responsiveness under cpu load

[romildo]

Hello.

I have been using the 2.6 kernel for a while in my system
and noticed that the desktop is not responsive under cpu load.
kernel gentoo-sources-2.4.22-r5 is better for me in this
respect.

Maybe I am missing something when configuring 2.6. Is there
any specific configuration to make the desktop more
responsive under load?

Any comments?

Romildo

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6 and desktop responsiveness under cpu load

[Diego Zamboni]

 I have been using the 2.6 kernel for a while in my system
 and noticed that the desktop is not responsive under cpu load.
 kernel gentoo-sources-2.4.22-r5 is better for me in this
 respect.

I have the exact opposite experience - my desktop responsiveness has
improved dramatically since switching to 2.6. One relevant setting is
CONFIG_PREEMPT (under Processor type and features in menuconfig), which
you want to be set for a desktop system.

--Diego



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