linux-kernel - Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v6

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Date:	Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:22:44 -0400
From:	Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Peter Williams <pwil3058@...pond.net.au>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, caglar@...dus.org.tr,
	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>, Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>,
	Zach Carter <linux@...hcarter.com>,
	buddabrod <buddabrod@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v6

Mark Lord wrote:
> Ingo,
> 
> You've really outdone yourself this time!
> 
> 2.6.21 + CFS-v6, plus the futex PI fix patch posted later,
> just absolutely rocks here!
> 
> I'm having a very difficult time finding any fault with it,
> and it has now displaced the stock scheduler as my default
> and personal favourite.
> 
> The KDE (Dapper Drake) desktop is smooth under 100% CPU load,
> mp3's play without glitches, and everything is just *so* responsive.

Oh, and all of this is *without* renicing X11, even with "make -j2"
happening on the kernel tree.

Cheers
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