> > >
> > > curious: what scheduler/kernel version have you used before?
> >
> > I was using 2.6.23.1 with ck patches.
>
> are you sure? The last -ck patch i can find is for .22:
>
>
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/ck/patches/2.6/
>
> or have they been forward ported? (if yes, do you have an URL for that)
>
> (my guess is you used the 2.6.23.1 scheduler (CFS), so the improvement
> you felt on the laptop is relative to 2.6.23-vanilla in essence - which
> is good news.)