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Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:08:45 +0200 From: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl> To: ashwin.chaugule@...unite.com Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com> Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/2] Swap token re-tuned On Mon, 2006-10-02 at 16:30 +0530, Ashwin Chaugule wrote: > On Mon, 2006-10-02 at 09:35 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > > So while I agree it would be nice to get rid of all magic variables > > (holding time in the current impl) this proposed solution hasn't > > convinced me (for one it introduces another). > > > > (for the interrested, the various attempts I tried are available here: > > http://programming.kicks-ass.net/kernel-patches/swap_token/ ) > > Cool! > > Had you applied these patches when you posted your test results ? Only my test box ever ran them. They are replacements for your 2nd patch, timings I got from them were worse than with yours though, needs more attention. A variation on 3 I have in mind is to reset the prio of the loosing mm to 0 - this should avoid it regaining the token quickly. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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