From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 01:04:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 01:04:24 -0400 Received: from maynard.mail.mindspring.net ([207.69.200.243]:47886 "EHLO maynard.mail.mindspring.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 01:04:06 -0400 Subject: Re: Trouble with update Preemptive patch for 2.4.9-ac9 From: Robert Love To: Jordan Breeding Cc: Linux Kernel In-Reply-To: <3B985287.2385275B@home.com> In-Reply-To: <3B985287.2385275B@home.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.13.99+cvs.2001.09.05.07.08 (Preview Release) Date: 07 Sep 2001 01:04:33 -0400 Message-Id: <999839075.865.7.camel@phantasy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2001-09-07 at 00:52, Jordan Breeding wrote: > I have compiled an SMP kernel using 2.4.9-ac9 and the updates preemptive > patch. I had used the preemptive patch before on a UP machine and > noticed a significant improvement so I decided to try it on SMP. It > worked very well for the first section of boot up, everything was MUCH > more responsive (ie. start up scripts, etc.), then when it got to the > startup script for CUPS everything barfed. I am including the raw oops, > the ksymoops output, and the .config file. Hope this helps solve any > SMP issues for preemption. It would be nice to be able to use it...I > remember it helped make the UP kernel and system I used to use seem much > more responsive to common tasks. Thanks to anyone who can help fix > this. I will take a look at this, but note that currently the patch is experimental with SMP enabled. I am glad you found an improvement on UP. Hopefully we can get it working on SMP, too. I have never personally used it on SMP, but I had heard it worked. -- Robert M. Love rml at ufl.edu rml at tech9.net