linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.37-08009-ge6f597a "feels" slow

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Message-ID: <1295695038.2120.6.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:17:18 +0100
From:	Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>
To:	walt <w41ter@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.37-08009-ge6f597a "feels" slow - rhythmbox skips audio

Am Mittwoch, den 19.01.2011, 08:33 -0800 schrieb walt:
> On 01/18/2011 04:09 PM, Thomas Meyer wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > kernel version 2.6.37-08009-ge6f597a "feels" slow and background audio
> > skips/stalls when performing some cpu (and/or io?) intensive tasks like
> > a kernel compile or grepping for a string in the kernel source or
> > upgrading the system via yum upgrade.
> >
> > I didn't see this behaviour with 2.6.37 (and previous versions) on my UP
> > system.
> 
> I see the same on my UP machine (but not SMP) when using the new
> SCHED_AUTOGROUP feature.  Do you have that enabled?

Yes, I *had* SCHED_AUTOGROUP enabled. After disabling it, the machine is
back to normal speed.

kind regards
thomas

PS: CC me please as I'm not subscribed to the list.

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