The ~200 Line Linux Kernel Patch That Does Wonders
Published on November 16, 2010
Written by Michael Larabel
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"In recent weeks and months there has been quite a bit of work towards improving the responsiveness of the Linux desktop with some very significant milestones building up recently and new patches continuing to come. This work is greatly improving the experience of the Linux desktop when the computer is withstanding a great deal of CPU load and memory strain. Fortunately, the exciting improvements are far from over. There is a new patch that has not yet been merged but has undergone a few revisions over the past several weeks and it is quite small -- just over 200 lines of code -- but it does wonders for the Linux desktop."
"...So I think this is firmly one of those "real improvement" patches. Good job. Group scheduling goes from "useful for some specific server loads" to "that's a killer feature".
Linus Torvalds"
"It is truly a night and day difference. ..."
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I wonder too, then it be implemented on elive ?
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/24/2010 05:09AM by anu.