The new responsiveness patch

[Valpskott]

I'm just wondering if or when the Linux kernel for the Pandora will include this new patch the Linux community is praising?


"The patch being talked about is designed to automatically create task groups per TTY in an effort to improve the desktop interactivity under system strain. Mike Galbraith wrote the patch, which is currently in its third version in recent weeks, after Linus Torvalds inspired this idea. In its third form, this patch only adds 224 lines of code to the kernel's scheduler while stripping away nine lines of code, thus only 233 lines of code are in play.


Tests done by Mike show the maximum latency dropping by over ten times and the average latency of the desktop by about 60 times. Linus Torvalds has already heavily praised (in an email) this miracle patch."


Source:


http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2637_video&num=1


Edit:


It would also be much apprechiated if someone in this forum(who owns a pandora) could try this patch out and post benchmarks(before and after) the patch is implemented.

 

[levi]

 

[Valpskott]

Thanks!

 

[WizardStan]

Long story short: it won't help, and may end up making your Pandora slower.