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Alternative To the 200-Line Linux Kernel Patch

Posted by timothy on from the you-go-first dept.

climenole writes "Phoronix recently published an article regarding a ~200 line Linux Kernel patch that improves responsiveness under system strain. Well, Lennart Poettering, a Red Hat developer, replied to Linus Torvalds on a mailing list with an alternative to this patch that does the same thing yet all you have to do is run 2 commands and paste 4 lines in your ~/.bashrc file."

14 of 402 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What's the catch? by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't see any Try's, so I don't think so.

  2. Whee... by Target+Practice · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, after reading some of that thread, those folks in kernel development make Slashdot users seem downright well-mannered.

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  3. Re:old-school by Suki+I · · Score: 4, Funny

    I heard that if you stick a penny to the top of your case it speeds up everything by 200%.

    Racing stripes do the same thing and are much prettier.

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  4. Re:What's the catch? by blair1q · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can only put a try on the 22nd catch.

  5. Re:What's the catch? by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 3, Funny

    So the 22nd catch is the exception?

  6. Re:Also from the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How does this effect servers?

    I don't believe that it causes any servers to come into existence.

  7. Re:How does this work? by sjames · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gooooooood make -j64 whatever.

    Roll over!

    People come up with the oddest names for their pets sometimes.

  8. Re:DOes it really make any difference by Provocateur · · Score: 3, Funny

    But animals within range of your home, did, at the slightest instant, raise their heads and went, WTF was that??

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  9. Re:How does this work? by nitehawk214 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks for the nice words about LWN! Here's a special link to the LWN article on per-tty group scheduling for Slashdot folks. Hopefully a few of you will like what you see and decide to subscribe.

    You've got a per-tty mouth.

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  10. Re:4 Lines Is Not All. Let's Not Forget... by h4rr4r · · Score: 5, Funny

    So then why is your UID so high?

    I will get off your lawn now.

  11. Re:Poettering is pimping systemd by godrik · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Has Linux ever had a stable sound system?"

    Yes, when it did not supported sound.

  12. Re:old-school by the_fat_kid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Two words:

    Speed Holes.

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  13. Re:Also from the article by Bloem · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've read your comment several times and each time I hear the voice of comic book guy from the simpsons in my head. I'm not trying to be rude so I'm hoping you're not offended by this. I think it has to do with the "no, incorrect" part that your comment starts with.

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  14. Re:Also from the article by jesset77 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Agreed. The last thing the Kernel team needs to worry about is improving the Kernel. D:

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