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Experimental Schedutil Patches Yield 30% Boost To Web Browser Benchmark On Linux

Google engineer Qais Yousef has posted a set of 16 patches for the 'Schedutil' scheduler utilization code within the Linux kernel to better manage system response time

Google engineer Qais Yousef has posted a set of 16 patches for the " Schedutil" scheduler utilization code within the Linux kernel to better manage system response time. For end-users the exciting aspect is the Speedometer web browser benchmark result shared: Starting out at 352 runs per minute with the Speedometer scheduler benchmark and ending with these patch series and a ramp-up multiplier of four to yield a score of 456 runs per minute, a 29.5% boost.

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