Re: [PATCH] reduce top(1) CPU usage by an order of magnitude

From: Denis Vlasenko (vda_at_port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua)
Date: 10/25/04

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    To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
    Date:	Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:07:24 +0300
    
    

    On Monday 25 October 2004 10:36, Andrew Morton wrote:
    > Denis Vlasenko <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> wrote:
    > >
    > > Patch is not mine, Paulo Marques <pmarques@grupopie.com>
    > > wrote it.
    > >
    > > I tested in on 2.6.9-rc2. top(1) CPU usage went from ~40% to ~4%
    > > (yes, test box is a rather old piece of junk).
    > >
    > > The patch applies cleanly to 2.6.9.
    >
    > umm, this patch has been in -mm for six weeks, and in Linus's kernel for
    > one week.

    Good.

    Sorry for the noise.

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