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Date:	Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:36:08 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Rich Paredes <rparedes@...il.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: SMP Affinity and nice

>Subject: SMP Affinity and nice
>
>I am trying to come to an understanding as to why 1 process is getting
>less cpu time than identical processes with a higher "nice" value.
>Server has 2 physical processors with hyperthreading (cpu 0,1,2,3)
>
>I am starting 5 processes that perform a square root loop to max out a
>cpu.  They use the exact same code but are renamed for identification:
>cpumax1, cpumax2, cpumax3, cpumax4, cpumax5
[...]

What you describe should be addressed in the -ck patchset (smpnice-...diff) 
Not sure if it is in mainline already, though.



Jan Engelhardt
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