ULE Update

[Peter Schultz]

Jeff Roberson wrote:
> I have reproduced the lagging mouse issue on my laptop.  I tried moused to
> no effect.  Eventually, I grudgingly installed kde and immediately started
> encountering problems with mouse lag.  It would seem that twm was not
> stressing my machine in the same ways that kde is. ;-)
> 
I have a Tyan S1832DL with dual PII 350s, 384 MB of ram, Adaptec 2940 
scsi controler w/Seagate ST39102LW disk, and a voodoo 3 3000.  I've been 
running ULE for a while now and have noticed that I don't have to be in 
X to see the scheduling problem, I don't even have to be in multi-user 
mode to notice.  Typing and executing commands in single user mode I can 
see the scheduling is not fluid.  For instance, I can type in and 
execute the sync command so fast that I'm finished before the characters 
actually get printed and the prompt returns.  I don't think it's ever 
been more than a one second delay, but sometimes it's been close.

> I suspect a problem with IPC.  I will know more soon.
> 
> There have also been a few reports of problems related to nice.  I was
> able to reproduce some awkward behavior but I have nothing conclusive yet.
> 
> There is still a known issue with hyperthreading.  I'm waiting on some of
> john baldwin's work to fix this.  If you halt logical cpus your machine
> will hang.
> 
> Expect some resolution on the ULE problems within a week or so.  Thanks
> for the detailed bug reports everyone.
> 
Your dedication to FreeBSD is outstanding, I always look forward to 
seeing your name in the cvs reports.  Thanks for your efforts, Jeff.

> Cheers,
> Jeff

Pete...