> > Is this patch for streamdev a direct result from selecting the new > > "Tickless System (Dynamic Ticks)" option in kernel 2.6.21? If yes, then > > CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS "High Resolution Timer Support". Whether NO_HZ > makes > a difference I'm not sure, i ran into this w/ both options on. > (launching "nice --15 vdr" w/streamdev+softdevice caused X to become > unresponsive; i had to reset the machine. X was barely usable even with > the > vdr client niced) > > > does the new "dynamic" timer effect vdr's performance as well? > > After increasing that streamdev 1us usleep I don't see much difference in > vdr (+streamdev+softdevice) performance. Haven't updated to highres timers > on the vdr server yet, but i doubt it will change much. (iirc vdr itself > limits the delays to >=3ms). I just enabled high res timers on my system and the timer accuracy is much higher. The response time is very accurate with this new option enabled. But, the cpu temp seems to have increased by about 4 degrees. I have now enabled the associated option to high res timers (tickless system). With tickless enabled, the system seems to be just as responsive as before but the cpu temp is back to normal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/vdr/attachments/20070407/6a6c265c/attachment.htm
