From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 9 Aug 2001 09:20:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 9 Aug 2001 09:20:04 -0400 Received: from elektra.higherplane.net ([203.37.52.137]:63875 "EHLO elektra.higherplane.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 9 Aug 2001 09:19:45 -0400 Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 23:20:23 +1000 From: john slee To: Alan Cox , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.7-ac10 (subjective comments) Message-ID: <20010809232023.B3197@higherplane.net> In-Reply-To: <20010808195133.A22469@lightning.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20010808195133.A22469@lightning.swansea.linux.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.20i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org hi, before 2.4.7-ac6 i could start loading my linux-kernel mailbox (~22000 messages) in mutt and still have new eterms start up fairly quick. haven't tried -ac10 yet but you didnt mention any vm changes... in fact i can't see any in that time at all. might be just subjective of course, but .... seems interactivity has gone downhill a bit. the only change i've made recently is switching from ext2 to ext3 when i booted -ac9. could that be the culprit? vmstat shows about the same old 5MB/sec throughput while opening the mailbox as it did on ext2 (and on previous kernels), so i'm guessing it isn't... i just opened up a second instance of mutt and loaded the mailbox in it too. vmstat says it barely touched the disk at all, and eterms came up instantly. -rw------- 1 indigoid indigoid 84718132 Aug 9 22:40 linux-kernel hardware: 533 celeron/abit be6-II ibm 40gv 5400rpm disk, using dma, not on ata66 controller 384mb ram thanks in advance, j. -- "Bobby, jiggle Grandpa's rat so it looks alive, please" -- gary larson