Comment # 151 on bug 1112824 from
(In reply to Richard Brown from comment #143)
> After my own testing, I've proposed changing to a kernel that uses VOLUNTARY
> preemption
> 
> https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-kernel/2019-02/msg00005.html
> 
> Anyone on Tumbleweed wishing to see if they can reproduce my findings can
> give the kernel I tried a go at
> https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/favogt:/twvolun/standard/
> x86_64/kernel-default-4.20.6-1.1.g463cfd2.x86_64.rpm

I tried this kernel on my laptop and ran a test in sysprof
this is the initial data
https://cloud.rfo13.ru/index.php/s/sQpk72nRXSESYpL

This is after the kernel update.
https://cloud.rfo13.ru/index.php/s/gCcaAHYNDopAdMd

and this is after the update libmozjs-60 from my repository
https://cloud.rfo13.ru/index.php/s/b8XDLsS3mAfFXrJ

there is definitely progress, but visually almost nothing changes.
I also stumbled upon such tests
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=dellxps-9380-linux&num=1
Perhaps the author of the article is right, and the problem lies in energy
consumption.


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