2.6.9-ck2

These are patches designed to improve system responsiveness with
specific emphasis on the desktop, but configurable to any workload.

http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/2.6/2.6.9/2.6.9-ck2/patch-2...

web:
http://kernel.kolivas.org
all patches:
http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/
Split patches and a server specific patch available.


Added:
  +mwII-oc.diff
Linking hardmaplimit to overcommit is no longer required as hardmaplimit
is not set by default, and there was a compile problem with modules.
This backs it out.

  +back-sched-net-fix-scheduling-latencies-in-__release_sock.patch
Something about this patch from the low latency hacks in combination
with -ck causes a panic on nmap with some hardware (only on -ck). Remove
it for now.

  +ll-config1.diff
Change the default low latency config options to have the debug off by
default.

  +fix-bad-segment-coalescing-in-blk_recalc_rq_segments.patch
A bugfix for i/o scheduler which improves performance under heavy i/o load.

  +vm-pages_scanned-active_list.patch
A nasty bug that caused kswapd to get stuck consuming heaps of cpu which
was in mainline 2.6.9 was tracked down by some of my users (thanks!) and
fixed by Nick Piggin (thanks!).

  +269ck2-version.diff
Version


Removed:
  -ll-config.diff
This disabled preempting the BKL which actually seems quite safe on
further testing.


Full Patchlist:
2.6.9_to_staircase9.0.diff
schedrange.diff
schedbatch2.5.diff
schediso2.8.diff
mwII.diff
mwII-oc.diff
1g_lowmem1_i386.diff
cfq2-20041019.patch
block_fix.diff
defaultcfq.diff
269rc4-mingo_ll.diff
back-sched-net-fix-scheduling-latencies-in-__release_sock.patch
269rc4-mingo-bkl.diff
ll-config1.diff
cddvd-cmdfilter-drop.patch
nvidia_compat.diff
fix-bad-segment-coalescing-in-blk_recalc_rq_segments.patch
vm-pages_scanned-active_list.patch
269ck2-version.diff


Cheers,
Con