From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267515AbUG3Bt6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:49:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267571AbUG3Bt6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:49:58 -0400 Received: from mail010.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.56]:35560 "EHLO mail010.syd.optusnet.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267515AbUG3Btv (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:49:51 -0400 Message-ID: <4109A933.60203@kolivas.org> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:49:39 +1000 From: Con Kolivas User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1 (X11/20040626) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ck kernel mailing list , linux kernel mailing list Subject: 2.6.7-ck6 X-Enigmail-Version: 0.84.1.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig80BA160AE4F2259E3E577B4F" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig80BA160AE4F2259E3E577B4F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Patchset update: http://kernel.kolivas.org These are patches designed to improve system responsiveness with specific emphasis on the desktop, but suitable/configurable to any workload. Read details and FAQ on my web page or feel free to email my mailing list with queries. This version is a recommended performance and bugfix update for those already running ck5. It does not include any of the newer latency hacks etc in 2.6.8-rc* as this version (2.6.7-ck6) is to retain the stability already present in -ck5. Added: -cfq1.fix -cfq2.fix -cfq3.fix -crq-fixes.diff cfq io scheduler bugfixes -hard_swappiness.diff Make swappiness simpler and a hard limit Updated: -from_2.6.7_to_staircase7.E Cpu scheduler policy rewrite updated with micro-optimisations and one bugfix which ensures new tasks wake up in the "foreground". -schedbatch2.4.diff Idle scheduling now supports cpu distribution between batch tasks according to nice and is safe with I/O and held semaphores. -schediso2.4.diff resync Deleted: -autoswap.diff -vm_autoregulate2.diff not necessary with hard swappiness Complete list: -from_2.6.7_to_staircase7.E -schedrange.diff -schedbatch2.4.diff -schediso2.4.diff -hard_swappiness.diff -supermount-ng204.diff -defaultcfq.diff -config_hz.diff -cfq1.fix -cfq2.fix -cfq3.fix -cfq-bad-allocation2.fix -crq-fixes.diff -1100_ip_tables.patch -1105_CAN-2004-0497.patch -1110_proc.patch -bootsplash-3.1.4-sp3-2.6.7.diff -ck6version.diff As always, please feel free to send comments, queries, suggestions, patches. Cheers, Con --------------enig80BA160AE4F2259E3E577B4F Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBCak1ZUg7+tp6mRURAmOEAJ41rfv6MLouvOLclsr9N1BfxNbxHACfZaiP ncbY27H/sRe6EsdAzuwEoRo= =1LvL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig80BA160AE4F2259E3E577B4F--