this is cool .. but I would be interested in someone comparing server workloads, as opposed to interactive GUI response, using this.
I wouldn't be surprised that inspiriation from BFS would produce better interactive response, my bigger concern would be does this adversely impact how we deal with non-interactive workloads. On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Norman Golisz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Michal, > > On Fri Mar 18 2016 10:03, Edd Barrett wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 09:26:08PM +0100, Henrik Friedrichsen wrote: >> > On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 03:05:47PM +0100, Michal Mazurek wrote: >> > > Chrome still isn't smooth. >> > > >> > > Please test, and let me know if the performance of something else >> > > degrades. >> > >> > While Chrome may not be 100% smooth yet, the system is a lot more >> > interactive. I can now play YouTube videos without stutters while doing >> > other things. >> >> I can't vouch for the code, but this makes video playback in firefox >> usable on my x240t. Before it would stutter beyond belief. >> >> I'll run with this for a while and let you know if anything comes up. > > I can also confirm this patch makes a HUGE difference in video playback > performance in firefox and minitube on my T400. > > This is the first time I can watch videos without stuttering (even in > HD/full screen). > > And it seems to improve "GUI responsiveness" in general, too. > > Thank you for working on this! >
