Re: patch O1int for 2.5.73 - interactivity work

[Andy Pfiffer <andyp@osdl.org>]

On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 14:53, Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 18:09, Con Kolivas wrote:
> > Hi all 
> > 
> > I've used the corner cases described that cause a lot of the interactivity 
> > problems to develop this patch.

> This patch is indeed much better than the ones posted before. In fact,
> it's really, really hard for me to make XMMS skip audio. It feels much
> better in general, but there are still some rough edges when the system
> is under load. For example, the mouse cursor on an X session doesn't
> move smoothly, and feels a little jumpy. It can be somewhat fixed by
> renicing the X server to -20.

I'm running with this patch on my dual-proc desktop right now.

I agree: with a make -j20 going, the mouse became non-responsive
for about 1 second at a time.  Renicing the X server to -20 greatly
improved the response of my desktop with this patch under load.

I could switch virtual desktops (blackbox), move the mouse to focus on
an aterm and type a command (and get a response back), and not wait
too long for evolution to repaint or open a piece of email.

I could tell that something was grinding away on my system, but it was
still tolerable.

Andy