Re: Opinion question (Core2 Duo)

[Zaq Rizer <idhindsight@gmail.com>]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 09:45:42AM -0400, Zaq Rizer wrote:
>   
> >   </pre>
> > </blockquote>
> > Thank you both for the advice.&nbsp; I am compiling a new preempt/cfs kernel
> > with Intel/core2-specific instructions, and will stick with my -amd64
> > installation.&nbsp; Don't fix it if it ain't broke, right?<br>
> > <br>
> > Regards,<br>
> > Zaq<br>
> > </body>
> > </html>
> >     
>
> Why would you bother compiling your own kernel?  The AMD64 instruction
> set is pretty much the same on all the CPUs and debian's kernel works
> and you get security fixes without having to do all the work and
> research yourself.  You are very unlikely to gain any performance by
> compiling your own kernel.
>
> --
> Len Sorensen
>
>   
First, apologies for sending in HTML only ...
My current kernel is custom so I can try out the new scheduler (CFS), 
and increase the tickrate, and enable preemption.  None of which, afaik, 
can I do with any Debian packaged kernels.

So since I was doing all that, I figured I'd go ahead and re-config it 
for Intel c2d.  It's purely a desktop machine ...

~Zaq