linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sched: Rationalize sys_sched_rr_get

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Message-ID: <470EA277.7090107@bigpond.net.au>
Date:	Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:23:51 +1000
From:	Peter Williams <pwil3058@...pond.net.au>
To:	Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@...il.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	"Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched: Rationalize sys_sched_rr_get_interval()

Dmitry Adamushko wrote:
> On 11/10/2007, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
>> * Peter Williams <pwil3058@...pond.net.au> wrote:
>>
>>> -#define MIN_TIMESLICE                max(5 * HZ / 1000, 1)
>>> -#define DEF_TIMESLICE                (100 * HZ / 1000)
>> hm, this got removed by Dmitry quite some time ago. Could you please do
>> this patch against the sched-devel git tree:
> 
> here is the commit:
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mingo/linux-2.6-sched-devel.git;a=commit;h=dd3fec36addd1bf76b05225b7e483378b80c3f9e
> 
> I had also considered introducing smth like
> sched_class::task_timeslice() but decided it was not worth it.

The reason I was going that route was for modularity (which helps when 
adding plugsched patches).  I'll submit a revised patch for consideration.

Peter
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Peter Williams                                   pwil3058@...pond.net.au

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