linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Scheduler: Improving the scheduler performance.

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Date:	Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:06:43 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	root <swordfish@...tbd.com>
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Scheduler: Improving the scheduler performance.

On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:42:20 +0600, root said:

> As we know that, linux scheduler use separate runqueue for every CPU of
> a multiprocessor system, which having an active and an expired array.If
> we use only one expired array, then the CPUs of a multiprocessor system
> will be able to share their expired task via the accumulated expired
> array,

I got this far, and the first thought that popped into my head was:

"Wow.  This might actually win on a UP or small MP (2-15 CPU).  But the
lock contention on a big 512-CPU machoflops box is likely going to *suck*".

For that matter, my quick eyeballing of the code, although it doesn't *find*
any race conditions, doesn't convince me there's any protection taken to make
sure there aren't any.  Is there some subtle algorithmic trick I'm missing
to ensure Nothing Bad Can Happen?

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