I wasn't using the DMA, 32-bit, multi-block-16 flags on wdc. Added that.
still got the drops..
I removed the ed0 ISA card from the kernel, seemed to reduce freq. still
dropped.
I then tried harder to look for a correlation. doing virtual desktop pans
caused every drop every time. small increme
> > I'm actually pretty sure it happens even without X11 live. This worries m
> e!
> > changing the modem serial speed down from 57600 through 33600 to 19200 ma
> de
> > no difference. This also worries me.
>
> If the speed isn't being set down, then somehow interrupts are being
>
> I'm actually pretty sure it happens even without X11 live. This worries m
e!
> changing the modem serial speed down from 57600 through 33600 to 19200 ma
de
> no difference. This also worries me.
If the speed isn't being set down, then somehow interrupts are being
turned off for
> I'm actually pretty sure it happens even without X11 live. This worries me!
> changing the modem serial speed down from 57600 through 33600 to 19200 made
> no difference. This also worries me.
If the speed isn't being set down, then somehow interrupts are being
turned off for a very long time,
I've done a quick scan of the lists and GNATS db, and see some evidence that
in the last 1-2 years there has been a thread of people who see bad
sio performance, coupled to any of X, Audio and APM (including bios
APM setting). The PRs most relevant (but only marginally IMHO) are:
http://www.fr
