Re: Since no one else has stepped forward: 'ZeroD' patch
Nigel Metheringham (Nigel.Metheringham@ThePLAnet.net)
Wed, 08 Jan 1997 17:57:36 +0000
} Ingo Molnar <mingo@pc5829.hil.siemens.at> writes:
}
} > Here is a patch that implements 'ZeroD', a simple kernel thread that uses
} > up CPU idle time to keep a pool of pre-zeroed pages around. Almost
} > anything that doesnt burn 100% CPU time all the time should benefit from
} > this.
}
} Hmm, did you check that this hasn't a bad effect on the cache memory when
} a cpu intensive process has to sleep for short times?
} A /proc/sys interface to tune it would be nice too.
This would also presumably affect the heat production of the CPU -
especially on hot Cyrixs!
Does it spend all the idle time doing this, or just a part??
Nigel.
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