Re: Linux 2.4.21-rc6

Anders Karlsson (anders@trudheim.com)
03 Jun 2003 19:02:13 +0100


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Good Evening,

On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 18:03, Marc-Christian Petersen wrote:
> On Tuesday 03 June 2003 18:59, Marc-Christian Petersen wrote:
>=20
> Hi again,
>=20
> > well, very easy one:
> > dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/home/largefile bs=3D16384 count=3D131072
> > then use your mouse, your apps, switch between them, use them, _w/o_
> > pauses, delay, stops or kinda that. If _that_ will work flawlessly for
> > everyone, then it is fixed, if not, it _needs_ to be fixed.
> I forgot to mention. If you have more than 2GB free memory (the above one=
will=20
> create a 2GB file), the test is useless.
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> Have less memory free, so the machine will swap, doesn't matter if the sa=
me=20
> disk or another or whatever!

Would it count if I said I run 2.4.21-rc6-ac1 and had 768MB RAM, ended
up using about 250MB swap and when I today suspended VMware and closed a
few gnome-terminals, Galeon and Evolution, the mouse cursor would not
move, then jump half way across the screen after a second, then 'stick'
again before doing another jump.

I thought it sounded a little like what you are describing. If more
details are required, let me know and I will try and collect what is
asked for.

Regards,

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Anders Karlsson <anders@trudheim.com>
Trudheim Technology Limited

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