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From: Nick Piggin <piggin@cyberone.com.au>
To: Catalin BOIE <util@deuroconsult.ro>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-smp@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.2-rc2 Interactivity problems with SMP + HT
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:49:08 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4018E524.8060200@cyberone.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0401291239320.23046@hosting.rdsbv.ro>



Catalin BOIE wrote:

>Hello!
>
>First, thank you very much for the effort you put for Linux!
>
>I have a Intel motherboard with SATA (2 Maxtor disks).
>CPUs: 2 x 2.4GHz PIV HT = 4 processors (2 virtual)
>1 GB RAM.
>
>Load: postgresql and apache. Very low load (3-4 clients).
>
>RAID: Yes, soft RAID1 between the 2 disks.
>
>I have times when the console freeze for 3-4 seconds!
>2.6.0-test11 had the same problem (maybe longer times).
>2.6.1-rc2 worked good in this respect but crashed after 2 days. :(
>2.6.2-rc2 is back with the delay.
>
>Do you know why this can happen?
>
>

There haven't been many scheduler changes there recently so
maybe its something else.

But you could try the latest -mm kernels. They have some
Hyperthreading work in them (you need to enable CONFIG_SCHED_SMT).


  reply	other threads:[~2004-01-29 10:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-01-29 10:44 2.6.2-rc2 Interactivity problems with SMP + HT Catalin BOIE
2004-01-29 10:49 ` Nick Piggin [this message]
2004-01-29 11:35   ` Catalin BOIE
2004-01-29 15:02   ` Robert M. Hyatt
2004-01-30  7:25     ` Catalin BOIE
2004-01-30 15:33       ` Gene Heskett
2004-01-30 20:09         ` Andrew Morton
2004-02-01 21:00       ` Bill Davidsen
2004-02-02 13:03         ` Catalin BOIE

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