[opensuse] nVidia module types
I've noticed that there are 3 types of nVidia kernel modules listed in Yast Software Management. I assume the pae module is for accessing PAE memory on 32 bit systems, but what's the difference between default & desktop modules? nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-default nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-desktop nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-pae -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 20 December 2011 14:18:44 James Knott wrote:
I've noticed that there are 3 types of nVidia kernel modules listed in Yast Software Management. I assume the pae module is for accessing PAE memory on 32 bit systems, but what's the difference between default & desktop modules?
nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-default nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-desktop nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-pae
It's not about differences in the module, they are built for the different kernels you can choose from in a suse system. kernel-default, kernel-desktop and kernel-pae Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Anders Johansson wrote:
On Tuesday 20 December 2011 14:18:44 James Knott wrote:
I've noticed that there are 3 types of nVidia kernel modules listed in Yast Software Management. I assume the pae module is for accessing PAE memory on 32 bit systems, but what's the difference between default& desktop modules?
nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-default nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-desktop nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-pae It's not about differences in the module, they are built for the different kernels you can choose from in a suse system. kernel-default, kernel-desktop and kernel-pae
OK. My main system has both kernel-deskop and nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-desktop loaded, which is fine since it's a single CPU 64 bit system. However, my notebook has a dual core hyper-threaded CPU, but also has kernel-desktop. I suppose I should change it to default, which supports multiple CPUs. My Netfinity server has two separate CPUs and it has the default kernel. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 20 December 2011 14:54:16 James Knott wrote:
OK. My main system has both kernel-deskop and nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-desktop loaded, which is fine since it's a single CPU 64 bit system. However, my notebook has a dual core hyper-threaded CPU, but also has kernel-desktop. I suppose I should change it to default, which supports multiple CPUs. My Netfinity server has two separate CPUs and it has the default kernel.
kernel-desktop also supports multiple CPUs. The main difference between - desktop and -default is the frequency of the kernel (HZ). In the -desktop kernel it is 1000, which is supposed to give you a better desktop performance with lower latency for events like mouse clicks, while the -default kernel has 250 which is meant to give you better I/O throughput and in general better performance for longer running processes Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
2011/12/20 Anders Johansson
On Tuesday 20 December 2011 14:54:16 James Knott wrote:
OK. My main system has both kernel-deskop and nvidea-gfxG02-kmp-desktop loaded, which is fine since it's a single CPU 64 bit system. However, my notebook has a dual core hyper-threaded CPU, but also has kernel-desktop. I suppose I should change it to default, which supports multiple CPUs. My Netfinity server has two separate CPUs and it has the default kernel.
kernel-desktop also supports multiple CPUs. The main difference between - desktop and -default is the frequency of the kernel (HZ). In the -desktop kernel it is 1000, which is supposed to give you a better desktop performance with lower latency for events like mouse clicks, while the -default kernel has 250 which is meant to give you better I/O throughput and in general better performance for longer running processes
Where is the documentation that explains the different types of kernel openSUSE
Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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On Tuesday 20 December 2011 14:46:14 cheperobert wrote:
Where is the documentation that explains the different types of kernel openSUSE
Right here http://en.opensuse.org/Kernel It doesn't go into any great technical detail, but it should be enough for users wanting to know which one to choose for a particular system Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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