💻 Technology Aug 17, 2026 · Michael Larabel

Con Kolivas Revives "-ck" Patches & MuQSS To Improve Linux Desktop Responsiveness

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Huge surprise this morning! Longtime Linux users may recall the out-of-tree work done years ago by open-source developer Con Kolivas... And as part of that his work on the Brain F*** Scheduler that evolved into the MuQSS scheduler, all in the name of working to improve Linux desktop and mobile responsiveness. While a number of years ago he decided to retire from this out-of-tree Linux kernel work, out of the blue he announced a new -ck patch series today with updated MuQSS code...

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