Re: [patch] 2.5.2 scheduler code for 2.4.18-pre1 ( was 2.5.2-pre

[Davide Libenzi]

On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Jens Axboe wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 06 2002, Davide Libenzi wrote:
> > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 6 Jan 2002 15:59:05 -0800 (PST), Davide Libenzi wrote:
> > > >I made this patch for Andrea and it's the scheduler code for 2.4.18-pre1
> > > >Could someone give it a try on old 486s
> > >
> > > Done. On my '93 vintage 486, 2.4.18p1 + your scheduler results in very
> > > bursty I/O and poor performance, just like I reported for 2.5.2-pre7.
> >
> > Can you try some changes that i'll tell you ?
>
> Did you _try_ the ISA bounce trick to reproduce locally??

I'll try today even if i think that one of the guy that had problems
pointed out it.

- Davide