Hi, I was getting annoyed with xmms skipping badly when ever I was doing anything heavy with my machine (kernel compile or copying from CDROM). I suspect heavy I/O load.
I've applied Robert Loves preemptable kernel patch to the stock Dolphin (9.0) kernel (2.4.19-16mdk). The only differences where: * non-mandrake arch specific changes are omitted * added include to supermount/dentry_operations.c so spin_locks correctly defined Be *warned* I have had one oops on shutdown so there may be some interactions with Mandrake patches that are undesirable. On the other hand responsiveness is *much* better even under heavy load. YMMV, its your kernel and your machine so don't blame me if this hoses it, however feedback appreciated if anyone can re-create the oopsen. Does anyone know if Mandrake are intending to add this patch to their 2.4 kernels at a later date? The diff can be found at http://www.bennee.com/~alex/software/patches/ Regards, Alex.
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