linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add Documentation for FAIR_USER

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Message-ID: <20071214222458.GD29375@suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:24:58 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Dhaval Giani <dhaval@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add Documentation for FAIR_USER_SCHED sysfs files

On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 11:16:45AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > * Dhaval Giani <dhaval@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > > Hm, how about describing the units here?  Can you put "10" in each 
> > > > file and everyone will get the same share?  100?  1?  1024 seems 
> > > > like an odd "share" number.  Unless there is some other document you 
> > > > wish to refer people to do help describe these values?
> > > 
> > > It is proportional. That is, if two users have same value for shares, 
> > > they will get equal bandwidth on the CPU. If they are in the ratio 
> > > 1:2, then they will share it in that ratio. I've updated the patch for 
> > > this. Hope it is clearer.
> > 
> > thanks, applied.
> 
> unless Greg wants to push this via the sysfs git tree?

Sure, I can do that, what's one more patch in my tree?  :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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