On 11/17/2010 01:38 AM, Erik Rasmussen wrote: > Is this something that will work with any of the Kernels that Ubuntu Studio > uses? > http://blogs.computerworld.com/node/17371/print > > > "The *patch* [2] by Linux kernel developer Mike Galbraith adds a mere 233 > lines of code to the kernel's scheduler, but it cuts desktop latency down by > a factor of ten. That's impressive — it's almost like getting a new > computer. In the Linux Kernel Mailing List, *Linus Torvalds himself praised > the performance boost* [3] he gets from the patch." > > ...So I think this is firmly one of those "real improvement" patches. Good > job. Group scheduling goes from "useful for some specific server loads" to > "that's a killer feature" > > ...You wouldn't think that such a simple patch could make such a big > difference, but the proof is there. I've tried it myself and I was > impressed. You can see for it yourself in these *before- and after-the-patch > Phoronix videos* [6]. > > *Source URL:* > http://blogs.computerworld.com/17371/the_linux_desktop_may_soon_be_a_lot_faster > > *Links:* > [1] > http://blogs.computerworld.com/15111/linux_powers_the_fastest_computers_on_the_planet > [2] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128978361700898&w=2 > [3] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128979084506774&w=2 > [4] http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/teletype.html > [5] http://www.linusakesson.net/programming/tty/index.php > [6] > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2637_video&num=2 > [7] > http://blogs.computerworld.com/17351/fedora_like_ubuntu_to_dump_x_for_wayland > [8] > http://blogs.computerworld.com/17303/ubuntu_abandons_x_server_for_wayland > [9] http://wayland.freedesktop.org/ > >
Sounds good! How does this patch relate to Kolivas' BFS? Best, Jeremy -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
