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

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Date:	Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:25:41 -0500
From:	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>, ck list <ck@....kolivas.org>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] RSDL completely fair starvation free interactive cpu
 scheduler

On Sunday 04 March 2007, Con Kolivas wrote:
>On Sunday 04 March 2007 23:24, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> On Sunday 04 March 2007, Con Kolivas wrote:
>> >On Sunday 04 March 2007 22:08, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> >> On Sunday 04 March 2007, Con Kolivas wrote:
>> >> >This message is to announce the first general public release of
>> >> > the "Rotating Staircase DeadLine" cpu scheduler.
>> >>
>> >> I assume to test this, we select the deadline scheduler?
>> >
>> >No, only the "deadline" in the name is shared. This is a cpu process
>> > scheduler whereas the deadline scheduler you're thinking of is an
>> > I/O scheduler. To test this you just patch it in and it replaces the
>> > current mainline cpu scheduler (the same way the staircase cpu
>> > scheduler in -ck replaces it).
>>
>> Oh, then I tried to put the -ck1 patch on top of that, and blew the
>> tree up.  I'd built it the first time with the deadline scheduler as
>> the default while I was waiting on your reply.
>
>Yes, sorry. This is mutually exclusive with the -ck1 patch. It is a
> standalone piece of code.

I just this instant got it booted, what with building a driver for nvidia 
and all.  I'll let you know what I think in a few hours after I've gotten 
a feel for it.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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