2.2.14 feels slow and non-interactive.

[Mike A. Harris]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Alan Cox wrote:

>Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 02:15:25 +0000 (GMT)
>From: Alan Cox <alan en lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
>To: mharris en meteng.on.ca
>Cc: Linux Kernel mailing list <linux-kernel en vger.rutgers.edu>
>Subject: Re: 2.2.14 feels slow and non-interactive.
>
>> sluggish feel to it at times.  When switching from X to the
>> console and back often I have to wait anywhere up to 5-10 seconds
>
>Sillies check first: Do you have your disk set to spin down ?

No.  ;o)  I guess you have to ask that to be sure though.. ;o)

Keep in mind that under 2.2.13 it doesn't occur, but under 2.2.14
it does.  It takes a while, but not long to notice it, and it is
repeatable.

>> is pulling it out of swap space or something.  X starts up slow
>> as well, and when PINE checkpoints my 20Mb email folders it takes
>> much longer or so it seems.
>
>Do you get a lot of disk activity at these points?

Not an incredible amount, but more than usual definitely.  During
the delay until I can move the mouse, or do stuff, the disk is
active 100% - usually anywhere from 4-10 seconds...

It feels like a memory leak or something like that...  I figured
maybe it was Netscape or something, but it happens even when
Netscape hasn't been started after boot, and only in 2.2.14.
Very strange.

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