From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 7 17:02:07 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43C0316A4CE for ; Thu, 7 Oct 2004 17:02:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fw.farid-hajji.net (fw.farid-hajji.net [213.146.115.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEF5C43D31 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 2004 17:02:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from bsdbox.farid-hajji.net (bsdbox [192.168.254.3]) by fw.farid-hajji.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 156FF4B523; Thu, 7 Oct 2004 19:02:03 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 19:02:22 +0200 From: cpghost@cordula.ws To: Benjamin Close Message-ID: <20041007170222.GC47416@bsdbox.farid-hajji.net> References: <4164BFA4.80105@unisa.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4164BFA4.80105@unisa.edu.au> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Noticable Delays Since Beta 3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 17:02:07 -0000 On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 01:31:40PM +0930, Benjamin Close wrote: > Hi All, > I've been using each Beta Release as they come out and ever since > Beta 3 I've noticed delays where there never used to be any. > I believe this may be somehow related to ULE->BSD scheduler change. A > classic situation of where they now exist is when I switch virtual > desktops back to another xterm. It takes 4-5 seconds before I can type. > The machine is virtually 100% idle. Before beta3 this was not a problem > with almost an instant response. > Anyone else experiancing the same problems. They still exist in: I can confirm this here too. The system has become very sluggish since the SCHED_ULE -> SCHED_4BSD change. I also do experience those 4-5 seconds unresponsivenesses, before the mouse or the keyboard reacts. The system doesn't wedge or hang, but it's very annoying to use as a desktop machine now. Thanks, cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/