Re: 2.6.9-rc1-mm1

[Martin J. Bligh]

--On Friday, August 27, 2004 10:46:45 +1000 Con Kolivas <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Nuno Silva wrote:
>> Con Kolivas wrote:
>>> If you're talking about using the embedded image viewer in kde, that 
>>> spins on wait and wastes truckloads of cpu (a perfect example of poor 
>>> coding). Try loading it an external viewer and it will be 1000 times 
>>> faster. If you're talking about it keeping the disk too busy on the 
>>> other hand, that's I/O scheduling.
>>> 
>> 
>> The question is: "can a poorly coded app hang the system for 30secs?"
>> 
>> That's a DoS ;-)
> 
> It does not hang the system, only it's dependant tasks (ie other kde thingies)

the display app (not KDE), however, at least seems to deny X of enough time 
that the mouse cursor won't move. Much badness! ;-)

M.

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