Burning a kernel

[Kam Leo]

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 9:01 AM, MK <halfcountplus at intergate.com> wrote:
> Kam Leo hypothesized:

No hypothesis. Just applying basic knowledge regarding the kernel to
the problem that was described.

>  > You might be able to get improved performance by changing from the
>  > kernel's default I/O scheduler (CFQ).
>
>  I switched the default to the "anticipatory" scheduler (leaving CFQ and
>  deadline built-in) because of xine lock-ups and that DEFINATELY did the
>  trick (2.6.22.6).

Why was building a custom version of the kernel necessary? Didn't
appending "elevator=as" work for you?

> I have not noticed a difference otherwise.