linux-kernel - Re: RSDL-mm 0.28

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Message-Id: <20070310193954.58389077.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:39:54 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>
Cc:	mpm@...enic.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ck@....kolivas.org
Subject: Re: RSDL-mm 0.28

> On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:59:28 +1100 Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org> wrote:
> > Bottom line: we've had a _lot_ of problems with the new yield() semantics.
> > We effectively broke back-compatibility by changing its behaviour a lot,
> > and we can't really turn around and blame application developers for that.
> 
> So... I would take it that's a yes for a recommendation with respect to 
> implementing a new yield() ? A new scheduler is as good a time as any to do 
> it.

I guess so.  We'd, err, need to gather Ingo's input ;)

Perhaps a suitable way of doing this would be to characterise then emulate
the 2.4 behaviour.  As long as it turns out to be vaguely sensible.
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