Package: x-window-system Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-12 The X window system in Debian Sarge by default renices X to a nice level of -10. While this is mildly helpful on a 2.4 or less kernel based system it is harmful to the behaviour of a 2.6 based system with the modified O(1) cpu scheduler design making it highly likely that ordinary audio applications will underperform (skip) during periods of heavy X usage. A nice level of 0 will perform well enough with a 2.4 kernel and allows using a 2.6 kernel on a desktop gui without problems.
This is modified in a number of places when multiple display managers are installed (xdm, gdm, kdm), and I believe are all fixed with dpkg reconfigure but should not use nice -10 by default. Regards, Con Kolivas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
