linux-kernel - Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v9

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Message-Id: <1178534123.25291.10.camel@Homer.simpson.net>
Date:	Mon, 07 May 2007 12:35:23 +0200
From:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:	Daniel Phillips <phillips@...gle.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Peter Williams <pwil3058@...pond.net.au>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, caglar@...dus.org.tr,
	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>, Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>,
	buddabrod <buddabrod@...il.com>, Balbir Singh <balbir@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v9

On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 03:02 -0700, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> Hi Ingo,
> 
> I just thought I would mention this, because it is certainly on my
> mind.  I can't help
> wondering if other folks are also concerned about this.  The thing is,
> why don't you
> just send your patches to Con who got this whole ball rolling and did a bunch of
> great work, proving beyond any reasonable doubt that he is capable of
> maintaining
> this subsystem, whatever algorithm is finally adopted?  Are you worried that Con
> might steal your thunder?  That somehow the scheduler is yours alone?  That you
> might be perceived as less of a genius if somebody else gets credit
> for their good
> work?  NIH?
> 
> My perception is that you barged in to take over just when Con got things moving
> after the scheduler sat and rotted for several years.  If that is in
> any way accurate,
> then shame on you.

Nice flame bait.  There's a hell of a lot I could say about this, but
I'll just leave it.

	-Mike

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