Re: [PATCH--] test5-pre1 vmfix (rev 2.1) + one rescheduling bugfix?

From: Zdenek Kabelac (kabi+www@fi.muni.cz)
Date: Tue Jul 18 2000 - 22:22:14 EST


Zdenek Kabelac wrote:

> Roger Larsson wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > [Intermediate release - indicator of problem with previous]
> >
> > Since I am responsible for messing up some aspects of vm
> > (when fixing others)
> > here is a patch that tries to solve the introduced problems.
>
> I hope this will fix my problems with 2.4.0-test5pre1 is
> in its current states its unbelievably slow - kswapd keeps running
> and whole machine is unusable when I try to use some
> larger java3d programs (with Xfree4.0.1 & dri)

Ok I've tried - I said - wow its unbelievablo for how long
my system could survive without any swaping memory.
Looks cool - but its useless.
So you might solve some problems, but you have definitely
add some others. I'm now going tu build test5pre2,
but this really scares me - this should be almost stable kernel,
and all the 2.4. test kernels I've tried were full of bugs....

bye

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