Linux 5.2-ck1 Released Along With MuQSS 0.193 Scheduler

[cynic]

Do you build your own kernel? The Copr repos I found were out of date or broken, last I looked.

yep, I usually build custom kernels by myself.

It's not a complex task: If it can help I can post the easy steps required.

[fuzz]

yep, I usually build custom kernels by myself.

It's not a complex task: If it can help I can post the easy steps required.

Sure, why not. I typically do it in Gentoo, but I know fedora/ubuntu/etc have more steps to take care of.

[cynic]

Sure, why not. I typically do it in Gentoo, but I know fedora/ubuntu/etc have more steps to take care of.

basically the steps are the following:

0. install the required tools

sudo dnf install gcc make kernel-devel openssl-devel bison flex elfutils-libelf-devel patch

1. download the kernel sources from kernel.org and the patch from Con Kolivas site, so that you have the following files

linux-5.2.2.tar.xz
patch-5.2-ck1.xz

2. untar the kernel sources and patch with ck patches

tar -xvJf linux-5.2.2.tar.xz
cd linux-5.2.2
xzcat ../patch-5.2-ck1.xz | patch -p1

3. copy the kernel configuration from an installed (Fedora) kernel

cp /boot/config-5.1.18-300.fc30.x86_64 .config

4. configure your kernel

if you don't want to answer any question just type:

make olddefconfig

if you want to have more control on the new options then type

make oldconfig

5. build rpm files

make rpm-pkg

6. install files with dnf

done

[aufkrawall]

I use a tiling manager, but "alt-tabbing" essentially. I.e. bringing a window into focus has less delay than with the default scheduler. It feels really nice, even if it's not going to change your productivity or anything like that.

Hm, are you sure your Xorg/compositor performance is alright? I don't have any delays selecting windows with the CFS, and that usually also stays that way with high CPU usage. Though some I/O operations can cause hangs, but I can't say if this is not e.g. KIO related.

[fuzz]

basically the steps are the following:

Thank you, works great!

[cynic]

Thank you, works great!

you're welcome! happy to help!