Linux users want better desktop performance (Screw data. Prioritize code)

[Colin Walters]

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Bill Nottingham <notting at redhat.com> wrote:
> Colin Walters (walters at verbum.org) said:
>> > http://rudd-o.com/en/linux-and-free-software/tales-from-responsivenessland-why-linux-feels-slow-and-how-to-fix-that
>> >
>> > What is you comment?
>>
>> I think if someone proposed a patch which tweaked some kernel
>> parameters as part of the desktop kickstart, it'd be reasonable to
>> consider.  I'd definitely agree with him that the default desktop
>> installation should be tuned for responsiveness over throughput.
>
> Well, we could just turn off swap entirely, which obviates the issue
> (at the expense of other issues.)

On the face of it, that seems a bit more radical to me than tuning
some kernel parameters, though I won't claim deep knowledge about the
kernel parameters in question.  This reminds me, if someone were to
propose this patch I'd suggest it require signoff from the Fedora
kernel people, even if it is just for the desktop image.