Re: Something wrong with recent 2.4.21-rc* kernels?

[ghugh Song]

> I am comparing
>
> 2.4.21-pre3-ac4
> 2.4.21-rc5-ac1
> 2.4.21-rc6-ac1
>
> In the last two kernels, something is definitely not right.
> LaTeXing a big file takes about twice the time compared to
> the same job under 2.4.21-pre3-ac4.
> However, I am not totally satisfied with the 2.4.21-pre3-ac4, either.
> In the beginning just after a reboot, the condition is really nice.
> However, after a while, "time"ing a job reveals that something bad is
> happening in the first column of "real" time, which means the wall-clock
> timing. One might say that it is still better with 2.4.21-pre3-ac4
> than the situation with 2.4.21-rc5-ac1 or with 2.4.21-rc6-ac1, because
> it still does not contaminate "user" time in the middle column.

I am pleased to report that the problem has been solved by
Rick's RMap15j.  So, I am now running
2.4.21-rc6-rmap15j.

Relevant information can be found at
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0305.3/1850.html

If anyone is having the same problem, please take a note.

Regards,

G. Hugh Song