Burning a kernel

[Ric Moore]

On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 13:45 -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 9:01 AM, MK <halfcountplus at intergate.com> wrote:
> > Kam Leo hypothesized:
> 
> No hypothesis. Just applying basic knowledge regarding the kernel to
> the problem that was described.
> 
> >  > You might be able to get improved performance by changing from the
> >  > kernel's default I/O scheduler (CFQ).
> >
> >  I switched the default to the "anticipatory" scheduler (leaving CFQ and
> >  deadline built-in) because of xine lock-ups and that DEFINATELY did the
> >  trick (2.6.22.6).
> 
> Why was building a custom version of the kernel necessary? Didn't
> appending "elevator=as" work for you?

I'm gonna give that a whirl after I plug through this pile of email!
Thank you for the hint, and I will let you know the result. Ric

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