From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Dec  6 22:54:52 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DFAE1065675
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sat,  6 Dec 2008 22:54:52 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
	[IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7B538FC16
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sat,  6 Dec 2008 22:54:51 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1])
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id mB6Msk0g001864;
	Sat, 6 Dec 2008 23:54:46 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost)
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id
	mB6MsjgM001861; Sat, 6 Dec 2008 23:54:45 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 23:54:45 +0100 (CET)
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To: Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions@slightlystrange.org>
In-Reply-To: <20081206122711.GF19575@torus.slightlystrange.org>
Message-ID: <20081206235256.D1855@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
References: <4939F044.8090507@rawbw.com>
	<20081206122711.GF19575@torus.slightlystrange.org>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: "Sticky" mouse pointer on machine with high load
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:54:52 -0000

> Not guaranteed, but it has worked for several people in the past - try
> rebuilding your kernel with the SCHED_ULE scheduler, instead of the

make sure you have quite new FreeBSD 7-* branch, as it was quite improved 
few months ago.

you may try to tune it up by changing

kern.sched.interact

sysctl

in short - higher value - interactive processes gets better scheduling

> SCHED_BSD4 scheduler. Although ostensibly its benefits are more obvious
> on multi-processor machines, it does often seem to fix this mouse lag
> issue that comes up from time to time.
>
> It has been discussed on the list several times, so you might find some
> interesting further reading if you search the archives.
>
> Dan
>
> -- 
> Daniel Bye
>                                                                     _
>                                              ASCII ribbon campaign ( )
>                                         - against HTML, vCards and  X
>                                - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \
>