linux-kernel - Re: [patch] sched_clock(): cleanups, #2

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Message-ID: <20070525180801.GC24083@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Fri, 25 May 2007 20:08:01 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Satyam Sharma <satyam.sharma@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: [patch] sched_clock(): cleanups, #2

On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 09:49:38AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 
> On Fri, 25 May 2007, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > ok - then please merge that single hunk into the paravirtops patch - and 
> > leave the other 6 hunks in this patch.
> 
> Note: I'm actually much more interested in applying the scheduler changes 
> than the paravirt-ops changes. It looks like CFS is getting stable, I'd 

That's ok -- that is why I'm keeping this stuff separate.
paravirt ops sched_clock is just on top of the new sched_clock() but
sched_clock doesn't rely on it.

Also my understanding is that CFS works even without the new sched_clock,
just the new one makes it work better.

-Andi

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