it still depends on what u want to do. may be 0, may be 100% or higher or -10%.
a low latency patch can improve u desktop responsiveness, but low u web server throughput. so u answer a too big question.
for u rh9, how many mem u have? how many service u start? use the meminfo, top, ... so many commands to find u bottleneck.
u 4400rpm? i think it is 4500rpm. or 5400rpm. for this kind of ide disk, 20mb/s is normal. u mem is small, try to use icewm instead of kde. and recompile kernel with march=pentium3.
yes, once the module is loaded into kernel, there is no speed difference. so if a module u use it everyday, then compile into kernel, if no, then leave it as module.
[quote:324bc3ff62="Dragonfly"]u 4400rpm? i think it is 4500rpm. or 5400rpm. for this kind of ide disk, 20mb/s is normal. u mem is small, try to use icewm instead of kde. and recompile kernel with march=pentium3.[/quote]