From owner-freebsd-current Wed Apr 1 01:19:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA19922 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 01:19:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lsd.relcom.eu.net (ache@lsd.relcom.eu.net [193.125.27.73]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA19801; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 01:18:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ache@lsd.relcom.eu.net) Received: (from ache@localhost) by lsd.relcom.eu.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA17239; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 13:15:33 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from ache) Message-ID: <19980401131532.15104@nagual.pp.ru> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 13:15:32 +0400 From: =?koi8-r?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?= To: Kazutaka YOKOTA Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, phk@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: -current X11 slowdown confirmation Mail-Followup-To: Kazutaka YOKOTA , current@freebsd.org, phk@freebsd.org References: <19980401123018.51652@nagual.pp.ru> <199804010859.RAA06451@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i In-Reply-To: <199804010859.RAA06451@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>; from yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp on Wed, Apr 01, 1998 at 05:59:33PM +0900 Organization: Biomechanoid Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Apr 01, 1998 at 05:59:33PM +0900, Kazutaka YOKOTA wrote: > > >Yes, very recent -current cause great X11 slowdown, I suppose some > >latest phk's time variable related changes involved. What about possible > >pieces of old code constantly polling for time without going to spl > >protection, like syscons? With spl protection added they can cause great > >slowdown. > > syscons refers to mono_time.tv_sec, but doesn't poll for it. > Access to mono_time.tv_sec is atomic under i386, is it not? Maybe it is not syscons, I just guess. Best slowdown indicator is Netscape, it update icons/screen very slowly now. One strange thing I found that once update stops completely and continues only when I move mouse, so it maybe syscons /sys/mouse section in question. -- Andrey A. Chernov http://www.nagual.pp.ru/~ache/ MTH/SH/HE S-- W-- N+ PEC>+ D A a++ C G>+ QH+(++) 666+>++ Y To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message