linux-kernel - Re: [Announce] [patch] Modular Scheduler Core and Completely Fair Scheduler [CFS]

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0704181634220.25880@alien.or.mcafeemobile.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:22:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	William Lee Irwin III <wli@...omorphy.com>,
	Peter Williams <pwil3058@...pond.net.au>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>, ck list <ck@....kolivas.org>,
	Bill Huey <billh@...ppy.monkey.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [Announce] [patch] Modular Scheduler Core and Completely Fair
 Scheduler [CFS]

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Apr 2007, Davide Libenzi wrote:
> > 
> > "Perhaps on the rare occasion pursuing the right course demands an act of 
> >  unfairness, unfairness itself can be the right course?"
> 
> I don't think that's the right issue.
> 
> It's just that "fairness" != "equal".
> 
> Do you think it "fair" to pay everybody the same regardless of how good a 
> job they do? I don't think anybody really believes that. 
> 
> Equating "fair" and "equal" is simply a very fundamental mistake. They're 
> not the same thing. Never have been, and never will.

I know, we agree there. But that did not fit my "Pirates of the Caribbean" quote :)



- Davide


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