Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-01-31 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Wed, 2008-01-30 at 22:43 -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: As I understand, the new kernel has a new scheduler (CFS). Haven't seen much benchmarks but the early ones I have seen showed some fairly decent performance gains. CFS was in 2.6.23 already and actually has some issues in 2.6.24,

Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-01-31 Thread Roger Baig Viñas
On Jan 31, 2008 10:59 AM, Michel Dänzer wrote: On Wed, 2008-01-30 at 22:43 -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: Actually one more thing, any benefits to doing this? Besides the geek satisfaction that all of us get from compiling a new kernel. I think self-compiling kernels is generally

Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-01-31 Thread Bin Zhang
On Jan 31, 2008 7:43 AM, Amit Uttamchandani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, I apologize for the fairly primitive question. But I have been fairly curious as to the advantages of compiling the most recent kernels. As I understand, the new kernel has a new scheduler (CFS). Haven't seen

Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-01-31 Thread Bob McGowan
Amit Uttamchandani wrote: Hey guys, I apologize for the fairly primitive question. But I have been fairly curious as to the advantages of compiling the most recent kernels. As I understand, the new kernel has a new scheduler (CFS). Haven't seen much benchmarks but the early ones I have seen

Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-01-31 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:50:23PM -0800, Bob McGowan wrote: Well, the primary advantage to rolling your own is that you can customize the kernel for your hardware. Generic kernels include drivers for all sorts of things, most of which you don't have. This can reduce the size of the

Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-01-31 Thread Miles Bader
Bob McGowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Generic kernels include drivers for all sorts of things, most of which you don't have. This can reduce the size of the kernel, which can translate into faster operations, as well as reduced space needed to hold it (and the modules you build, if any).

Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-01-31 Thread Bob McGowan
Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:50:23PM -0800, Bob McGowan wrote: Well, the primary advantage to rolling your own is that you can customize the kernel for your hardware. Generic kernels include drivers for all sorts of things, most of which you don't have. This can

Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-01-31 Thread Amit Uttamchandani
Actually one more thing, any benefits to doing this? Besides the geek satisfaction that all of us get from compiling a new kernel. I think self-compiling kernels is generally overrated. I'd suggest trying pre-packaged kernels from sid first. Pre-packaged kernels from sid. Will they work