linux-kernel - Re: [ck] Re: [ANNOUNCE] RSDL completely fair starvation free interactive cpu scheduler

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Date:	Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:08:50 +0100
From:	jos poortvliet <jos@...nkamer.nl>
To:	ck@....kolivas.org
Cc:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>,
	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ck] Re: [ANNOUNCE] RSDL completely fair starvation free
 interactive cpu scheduler

Op Sunday 04 March 2007, schreef Willy Tarreau:
> Hi Con !
> > This was designed to be robust for any application since linux demands a
> > general purpose scheduler design, while preserving interactivity, instead
> > of optimising for one particular end use.
>
> Well, I haven't tested it yet, but your design choices please me. As you
> know, I've been one of those encountering big starvation problems with
> the original scheduler, making 2.6 unusable for me in many situations. I
> welcome your work and want to thank you for the time you spend trying to
> fix it.
>
> Keep up the good work,
> Willy
>
> PS: I've looked at your graphs, I hope you're on the way to something
> really better than the 21 first 2.6 releases !
Well, imho his current staircase scheduler already does a better job compared 
to mainline, but it won't make it in (or at least, it's not likely). So we 
can hope this WILL make it into mainline, but I wouldn't count on it.

grtz

Jos



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Alles wat ik doe denk en zeg is gebaseerd op het wereldbeeld wat ik nu heb. 
Ik ben niet verantwoordelijk voor wijzigingen van de wereld, of het beeld wat 
ik daarvan heb, noch voor de daaruit voortvloeiende gedragingen van mezelf. 
Alles wat ik zeg is aardig bedoeld, tenzij expliciet vermeld.

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