Douglas Ray wrote: > On 21/03/16 11:29 AM, Mark Kettenis wrote: > >>From: Amit Kulkarni <[email protected]> > >>Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 17:57:49 -0500 > ... > >>+1. Previously, when I did a cvs update with original scheduler code, doing > >>the ports update the machine always froze solid while doing cvs update, > >>taking 3 minutes to recover. This time with Martin's patch, the freezing > >>period seems to have decreased quite a bit, although the freeze still > >>happens. Stefan's amap diff and Bob's VFS/UVM diff also seems to have a > >>made a difference. > >> > >>Pentium G2020 2.9GHz dual core Ivy bridge 22nm... 8 GB RAM > >> > >>IMHO, this patch should go in!!!!! > > > >No. It's a hack. It points out aproblem that should be investigated > >deeper. > > > > If it gives a significant performance improvement but is too distant > from a real solution, maybe it could be worth distributing in > package(s) form. > > The team then has the option to actively promote it, or not; and > the package could be updated as new refinements are found.
It's kernel code, you can't package it.
