Has process scheduling been changed significantly between 2.1.125 and
2.1.126? On my dual PII-300 the responsiveness of the machine when both
processors are loaded seems considerably worse.
Under 2.1.125 I could run 2 l3enc processes simultaneously with normal
priority and it would not visibly disturb the X server for most
activities.
However, using 2.1.126 I find that as soon as I start these 2 processes
the mouse cursor under X becomes very jumpy and slow to respond making
the system unpleasant to use.
I am not sure whether it is due to a change in the scheduling algorithm
or whether there is some other problem but kswapd seems to take a lot
more CPU cycles than previously (according to top).
Has anyone else noticed similar symptoms? Please CC me in the reply as
I'm not subscribed to this list.
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Fractal Graphics University of Western Australia
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