Mike Galbraith kernel group scheduler patch?

[Erik Rasmussen]

Is this something that will work with any of the Kernels that Ubuntu Studio
uses?
http://blogs.computerworld.com/node/17371/print


"The *patch* [2] by Linux kernel developer Mike Galbraith adds a mere 233
lines of code to the kernel's scheduler, but it cuts desktop latency down by
a factor of ten. That's impressive — it's almost like getting a new
computer.  In the Linux Kernel Mailing List, *Linus Torvalds himself praised
the performance boost* [3] he gets from the patch."

...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"

...You wouldn't think that such a simple patch could make such a big
difference, but the proof is there. I've tried it myself and I was
impressed. You can see for it yourself in these *before- and after-the-patch
Phoronix videos* [6].

*Source URL:*
http://blogs.computerworld.com/17371/the_linux_desktop_may_soon_be_a_lot_faster

*Links:*
[1]
http://blogs.computerworld.com/15111/linux_powers_the_fastest_computers_on_the_planet
[2] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128978361700898&w=2
[3] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128979084506774&w=2
[4] http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/teletype.html
[5] http://www.linusakesson.net/programming/tty/index.php
[6]
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2637_video&num=2
[7]
http://blogs.computerworld.com/17351/fedora_like_ubuntu_to_dump_x_for_wayland
[8]
http://blogs.computerworld.com/17303/ubuntu_abandons_x_server_for_wayland
[9] http://wayland.freedesktop.org/
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