Comment 27 for bug 336652

Revision history for this message
In , thomas.pi (thomas.pi-linux-kernel-bugs) wrote :

I guess the high I/O wait time and the poor responsiveness are the same problem, caused by the cpu scheduler, as I can produce the same symptoms without disc I/O.
Since 2.6.26/27 everyone should be affected by this issue.

What I did not understand is:
Why takes the test with threads and mutexes twice as long as the test with processes and pipes, but stresses the system much more? The mouses freezes nearby immediately, while the test with processes and pipes allows to move the windows.