From 4c2d4320b4a6afdc6102f0d952b6cafec462faf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robbert van der Helm Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:39:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Mention the performance frequency scaling governor --- README.md | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 22e66b5d..262fa236 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -441,10 +441,13 @@ these negative side effects: try enabling the `threadirqs` kernel parameter which can in some situations help with xruns. -- The other even more important thing you can do is to use a build of Wine with - Proton's fsync patches. This can improve performance significantly, especially - when using a lot of plugins at the same time. If you're running Arch or - Manjaro, then you can use +- Make sure you're using the performance frequency scaling governor, as changing + clock speeds in the middle of a real time workload can cause latency spikes. + +- The last but probably even more important thing you can do is to use a build + of Wine with Proton's fsync patches. This can improve performance + significantly, especially when using a lot of plugins at the same time. If + you're running Arch or Manjaro, then you can use [Tk-Glitch's Wine fork](https://github.com/Frogging-Family/wine-tkg-git) for a customizable version of Wine with the fsync patches included. Aside from a patched copy of Wine you'll also need a supported kernel for this to work.