linux-kernel - Re: Scheduler RR, first time slice wrong?

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Date:	Fri, 7 Nov 2008 10:19:57 +0100
From:	Ingo Oeser <ioe-lkml@...eria.de>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andreas Huber <andreas.huber@...mile.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Scheduler RR, first time slice wrong?

Hi Peter,

On Thursday 06 November 2008, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Currently we inherit the RR time-slice from our parent. In case that is
> init we inherit the 1s value set by default, in case its an already
> running RR task, we inherit whatever is left.
> 
> Fix both these by resetting the time-slice on fork.

I remember that this MIGHT be on purpose to mitigate fork bombs.

Behaviour was, that you could starve others, if you fork, 
do little or no work and fork again before your timeslice is over.

But I'm not sure this applies here...


Best Regards

Ingo Oeser
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