Improve Your GNU/Linux Experience With -mm Patches

Posted by timothy on Sunday September 21, 2003 @06:23AM from the mystical-promises dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Anyone interested in squeezing maximum performance out of their GNU/Linux operating system and willing to compile a new kernel will be interested in this KernelTrap article about Andrew Morton's -mm patchset. The patchset currently offers better stability and performance than the mainline 2.6.0-test kernel, as well as containing numerous functionality enhancements. Much of the additional functionality is described, as well as providing simple step by step installation instructions. Reading this article, one can certainly understand why Linux creator Linus Torvalds has chosen Andrew to soon become the 2.6 maintainer."

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Re:What we need by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-21 08:18 · Score: 3, Funny

Yeah, let's call it "deb and ian" or something like that.
Re:Hmm by joshsnow · 2003-09-21 11:46 · Score: 3, Funny

What's stopping me from becoming the Linux 2.6 kernel maintainer?

The fact that you keep trolling on Slashdot, perhaps?
Re:Tiresome by yanestra · 2003-09-21 18:28 · Score: 2, Funny

Development. Series.
If you want stability you run 2.4, which is the stable kernel.
It seems, most users nowadays have long years Windows experience and expect their machine crash every couple of hours. If it doesn't, they patch it till it does.
It's a satisfying feeling to see your machine crash with the highest performance possible.