From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:28:26 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:28:26 -0500 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.65.60]:19933 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:28:26 -0500 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20030311043844.00ca5e58@pop.gmx.net> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 04:43:39 +0100 To: rwhron@earthlink.net From: Mike Galbraith Subject: Re: scheduler starvation running irman with 2.5.64bk2 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20030311024629.GA391@rushmore> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org At 09:46 PM 3/10/2003 -0500, rwhron@earthlink.net wrote: > > The only difference I see is that reniced task wasn't starved with this > > kernel... wonder what the difference is. > >One more thing. After interrupting irman process load, >ssh into the box works. Yup. It should also work fine if you renice the shell you run irman from to a low enough priority. Anyhoo, we definitely were experiencing the same exact problem, as was Con with contest. Mission accomplished. I'm off to fiddle with Jim Houston's patch until Ingo does his magic :) -Mike