Michael Shell wrote: > On Wed, 6 Feb 2013 03:57:26 +0000 > Ken Moffat <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 2. It changes HZ from 250 to 1000 : my memory says that this box >> doesn't have enough horsepower to call the scheduler so frequently. > > FWIW, I once did some testing on a very low horsepower (500MHz CPU) > setup and 300Hz did best with video. Since then I tend to favor 300Hz > for everything. If I was a gamer and demanded ultraquick responses, > I might go with 1000Hz on a fast CPU. But, 300Hz should yield more > overall throughput than 1000Hz even on a fast CPU. > >> I'm not adverse to trying a different config for my next 64-bit >> build on this machine, but using defconfig looks like a non-starter. > > Why not start with that setting, save the .config and then do a > > make menuconfig
That was going to be my suggestion also. I don't have a problem with 1000Hz, but the box does have 2 x 3GHz CPUs. If your system has the capacity, why not break down and buy some more memory. I see 1GB for US $13. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
