linux-kernel - Re: [ck] 2.6.19-ck2

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Message-id: <200612090944.46358.jos@mijnkamer.nl>
Date:	Sat, 09 Dec 2006 09:44:41 +0100
From:	jos poortvliet <jos@...nkamer.nl>
To:	ck@....kolivas.org
Cc:	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>,
	linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [ck] 2.6.19-ck2

Op Sat Dec 9 2006, schreef Con Kolivas:
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> Changes (first significant changes since :
> Added:
> +sched-fix_iso_starvation.patch
> A bug first introduced into 2.6.18-ck1/cks1 meant that SCHED_ISO tasks were
> not being throttled when above their cpu limit. This presents a security
> risk to any machine with user logins and upgrading for this issue should be
> considered a high priority.
>
>  +sched-make_softirqd_batch.patch
> Instead of 'nice'ing ksoftirqd we can use the policy hint of SCHED_BATCH
> which specifies it as not requiring low latency. This increases the cpu use
> possible under very heavy softirq traffic (such as network loads) and
> decreases the latency that might otherwise be seen (such as keyboard input
> under heavy cpu load on slow machines).

nice, con, nice! good to see you're back! how are things progressing in the 
japanese area?

grtz
Jos



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