2.6.12-ck1

[Con Kolivas]

These are patches designed to improve system responsiveness and interactivity. 
It is configurable to any workload but the default ck* patch is aimed at the 
desktop and ck*-server is available with more emphasis on serverspace.

Apply to 2.6.12:
http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/2.6/2.6.12/2.6.12-ck1/patch-2.6.12-ck1.bz2
or for server version:
http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/2.6/2.6.12/2.6.12-ck1/patch-2.6.12-ck1-server.bz2

web:
http://kernel.kolivas.org
all patches:
http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/
Split patches available.


Changes since 2.6.11-ck10:
Added/rolled up/updated:
+sched-run_normal_with_rt_on_sibling.diff
A fix for the SMT (hyperthread) nice handling with real time tasks

+2.6.12_to_staircase11.3.diff
Rolled up latest staircase cpu scheduler

+schedbatch2.8.diff
Updated batch scheduling

+smp-nice-support6.diff
Latest version of nice support on SMP configurations

+cfq-2.6.12-mm1.patch
Latest version of the cfq-timeslice I/O scheduler from 2.6.12-mm1

+2612ck1-version.diff
Version


Dropped, rolled up or updated:
-2.6.11_to_staircase10.5.diff
-s10.5_s10.6.diff
-s10.6_s10.7.diff
-2.6.11-ck4_to_staircase11.diff
-s11_s11.1.diff
-s11.1_s11.2.diff
-s11.2_s11.3.diff
Rolled up into latest staircase

-schedbatch2.7.diff
Updated

-cddvd-cmdfilter-drop.patch
No longer required with userspace tools updated to latest cd/dvd burning 
software

-cfq-ts-21.diff
-cfq-ts21-fix.diff
-cfq-ts21-fix1.diff
-cfq-ts21-fix2.diff
Updated

-2.6.11-ck-scsifix.diff
Merged

-2611ck9-smpnice.diff
-2611ck9-smpnice-fix1.diff
Updated

-patch-2.6.11.12
Merged

-2611ck10-version.diff
Updated


Full patchlist:
sched-run_normal_with_rt_on_sibling.diff
2.6.12_to_staircase11.3.diff
schedrange.diff
schedbatch2.8.diff
schediso2.12.diff
smp-nice-support6.diff
mapped_watermark3.diff
1g_lowmem1_i386.diff
cfq-2.6.12-mm1.patch
defaultcfq.diff
isobatch_ionice2.diff
rt_ionice.diff
2612ck1-version.diff


This release is called "Baby Cigar" as this picture should explain:
http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/2.6/2.6.12/baby_cigar.JPG

Cheers,
Con

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