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"Flatten The Pick" Linux Patches Progress For Better cgroup Scheduling While Linux Gaming

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 June 2026

A month ago I wrote about Linux scheduler work to help boost gaming performance on old "potato" hardware with Intel engineer Peter Zijlstra noting that Linux cgroup scheduling has continued to be "a pain in the arse." This work continues advancing with a third iteration of these "flatten the pick" patches being posted...