I've tried it, and it works, you can easily adjust fps up to a stable 350 (with sys_ticrate and hz 700).
That beeing said, after testing the 2.4.9 kernel with hz-patch and different hz', I do NOT believe it's any better than the new kernels. Yes, it show less cpu-use with few players, but as soon as you max your cpu out, it show the same high. - Sindre >===== Original Message From Matt Heler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== >I doubt that patch applies cleanily to 2.4.9, I tried it and got rejects.. > >On Friday 19 September 2003 06:41 am, Sindre wrote: >> That's why you use: >> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rml/variable-HZ/v2.4/variable >>-hz-rml-2.4.20-pre10-ac2-1.patch >> >> :) >> >> - Sindre >> >> >===== Original Message From "James Couzens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== >> >Daniel, >> > >> >Thats not a good idea, as previously tested by Andrew from Divo networks, >> >you will get bad results, even kernel panics. And rightly so, mucking >> > with the timer in unpatched 2.4.x kernels won't do (there is a backport >> > of the 2.5/2.6 work by Robert Love). Roberts' actual words "Without this >> > patch, you cannot just change HZ, since the system exports various values >> > via system call or /proc that are measured in ticks. In other words, >> > things that are in the units of "ticks per seconds" >> > >> >Not only that, but also by changing the timer in an unpatched kernel the >> >date would wrap in 49.7 days instead of the 497 you would get with 100. >> > >> >James >> > >> >--- >> >James Couzens >> >My Half-Life Admin >> >http://myHLAdmin.com >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Daniel Stroven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:00 PM >> >Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Crazy Usage >> > >> >> James, >> >> >> >> Do me a favor and put one of your kernels at 1000hz and post me some >> >> data? Just so I can see what you get from it. Im betting top will be >> >> off as far as cpu usage..but I want to see what you show for cpustat and >> >> all that. >> >> >> >> thanks >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "James Couzens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 12:45 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Crazy Usage >> >> >> >> > > Do we need to? I mean really, look at his numbers, >> >> > > they are beyond wrong, and beyond feasability. >> >> > > >> >> > > In the ChangeLog for 2.4.10 there is this entry: >> >> > > >> >> > > pre11: >> >> > > - Neil Brown: md cleanups/fixes >> >> > > - Andrew Morton: console locking merge >> >> > > - Andrea Arkangeli: major VM merge >> >> > > >> >> > > There were major VM changes throughout the 2.4 kernel >> >> > > series due to problems, but that is not the only >> >> > > problem here. His problem is procps and the kernel >> >> > > most likely...ie. his version of procps does not like >> >> > > his kernel version. Procps (This includes top, ps, >> >> > > vmstat, etc) can be very dependent on kernel versions, >> >> > > I suspect procps and maybe his kernel are both at >> >> > > fault. Quickly scaning some procps changelogs, there >> >> > > are numerous entries about fixes for incorrect CPU >> >> > > usage reporting. There was even a CPU usage reporting >> >> > > bug fixed as recently as december. I don't feel we >> >> > > should have to backup the fact James is wrong. His >> >> > > numbers speak for themselves. Using 0% CPU has nothing >> >> > > to do with this, using 0% of your brain and ignoring >> >> > > the fact his numbers are impossible is more the issue >> >> > > here. >> >> > > >> >> > > -sb >> >> > >> >> > For the last time, i'm not using top, ps, or any other such tools. >> >> > But >> >> >> >> that >> >> >> >> > point is moot, since they agree with the information I can arrive at >> >> > by caluclating the cpu use my self manually. If you think I am doing >> >> > it >> >> >> >> wrong, >> >> >> >> > go download the source to my plugin CpuStat >> >> > (http://www.modns.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4) and correct me. >> >> > >> >> > > Why would anyone want to waste their time tracking >> >> > > down exactly what is going wrong on his system. What >> >> > > version of procps is he running? where did he get his >> >> > > kernel? etc... if you want people to go out and find >> >> > > bugs in old procps or kernels there are hundreds of them, >> >> > > I don't find the task at all fruitful since: WE KNOW HIS >> >> > > NUMBERS ARE WRONG. >> >> > >> >> > How do you know my numbers are wrong? >> >> > >> >> > For the record, I am running (as previously stated if anyone would >> > >> >bloody >> > >> >> > well read..): >> >> > >> >> > Slackware 8.1 >> >> > Linux-2.4.9-ac9+ext3 >> >> > AMD XP2600 >> >> > 1GB PC2700 DDR333 >> >> > >> >> > Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-slackware-linux/2.95.3/specs >> >> > gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release) >> >> > >> >> > The kernel comes from ftp.kernel.org >> >> > /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.9.tar.bz2 and the ac9 patch fromes >> >> > from Alan's directory on that ftp server. The ext3 patch is a patch >> >> > against 2.4.9-ac9. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > James >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> >> >> >> please visit: >> >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > >> >please visit: >> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please >> >> visit: >> >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
