Re: unresponsiveness on linux desktop during file copy

[Satish Eerpini]

> Which kernel version? If it's something recent, your programs may be
> getting swapped out due to a flaw in the latest kernels, where it
> accidentally prefers caching file data over mapped pages. If that's
> the case, Rik (cc:d) is working on patches to address the issue, and
> may appreciate another tester.
this may be the reason, I have seen this lag only with kernel >
2.6.28, currently I am running vanilla kernel 2.6.29.1 .


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