diff -rup linux-2.6.2-mm1-ss/kernel/sched.c linux-2.6.2-mm1-ss+/kernel/sched.c
--- linux-2.6.2-mm1-ss/kernel/sched.c	Sun Feb  8 17:54:38 2004
+++ linux-2.6.2-mm1-ss+/kernel/sched.c	Tue Feb 10 02:38:45 2004
@@ -1807,6 +1807,11 @@ out:
 	if (!balanced && nr_moved == 0)
 		failed = 1;
 
+#if 0
+	/*
+	 * disable active balancing for now, to better test the
+	 * basic framework.
+	 */
 	if (domain->flags & SD_FLAG_IDLE && failed && busiest &&
 	   		domain->nr_balance_failed > domain->cache_nice_tries) {
 		int i;
@@ -1828,18 +1833,30 @@ out:
 				wake_up_process(busiest->migration_thread);
 		}
 	}
+	/*
+	 * End disabled code.
+	 */
+#endif
 
 	if (failed)
 		domain->nr_balance_failed++;
 	else
 		domain->nr_balance_failed = 0;
 
+#if 0
+	/*
+	 * disable the auto-balancing for now
+	 *
 	if (balanced) {
 		if (domain->balance_interval < domain->max_interval)
 			domain->balance_interval *= 2;
 	} else {
 		domain->balance_interval = domain->min_interval;
 	}
+	/*
+	 * End disabled code
+	 */
+#endif
 
 	return nr_moved;
 }