The End of the CK Kernel Patch Set | Linux Today

The End of the CK Kernel Patch Set

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 18, 2007

“Today kernel developer Con Kolivas announced that he will stop
developing his Linux patch which improves desktop performance. For
people who have followed recent discussions about his SD CPU
scheduler and about the inclusion of his swap prefetching patches
in the Linux kernel this will not come as a surprise.

“The CK patch set was popular especially amongst desktop users
who want to get maximum performance out of their machine…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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