linux-kernel - Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v6

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Date:	Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:39:45 -0400
From:	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>
To:	"Paolo Ciarrocchi" <paolo.ciarrocchi@...il.com>
Cc:	"Con Kolivas" <kernel@...ivas.org>, "Willy Tarreau" <w@....eu>,
	"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Kasper Sandberg" <lkml@...anurb.dk>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Nick Piggin" <npiggin@...e.de>,
	"Mike Galbraith" <efault@....de>,
	"Arjan van de Ven" <arjan@...radead.org>,
	"Peter Williams" <pwil3058@...pond.net.au>, caglar@...dus.org.tr,
	"Mark Lord" <lkml@....ca>, "Zach Carter" <linux@...hcarter.com>,
	buddabrod <buddabrod@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v6

On Sunday 29 April 2007, Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:
[...]

>> > > CFS modifies the scheduler and nothing else, SD fiddles all over the
>> > > kernel in interesting ways.

Huh?  Doesn't grok.

>> > Hmmm I guess you confused both of them this time. CFS touches many
>> > places, which is why I think the testing coverage is still very low. SD
>> > can be tested faster. My real concern is : are there still people
>> > observing regressions with it ? If yes, they should be fixed before even
>> > being merged. If no, why not merge it as a fix for the many known corner
>> > cases of current scheduler ? After all, it's already in -mm.
>> >
>> > Willy
>>
>> Willy, you're making far too much sense. Are you replying to the correct
>> mailing list?
>
>FWIW, I strongly agree with Willy.

If we're putting it to a vote, I'm with Willy.  But this is a dictatorship and 
we shouldn't forget it. :)

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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