linux-kernel - Re: CFS review

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Date:	Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:39:07 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: CFS review


* Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com> wrote:

> > and could you also check 20.4 on 2.6.22.5 perhaps, or very latest 
> > -git? (Peter has experienced smaller spikes with that.)
> 
> Ok, I tried all your suggestions, but nothing works as smooth as 
> removing __update_curr.

could you send the exact patch that shows what you did? And could you 
also please describe it exactly which aspect of the workload you call 
'smooth'. Could it be made quantitative somehow?

	Ingo
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