linux-kernel - Re: scheduler nice 19 versus 'idle' behavior / static low-priority scheduling

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Message-Id: <1233306223.4495.159.camel@laptop>
Date:	Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:03:43 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Nathanael Hoyle <nhoyle@...letech.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
Subject: Re: scheduler nice 19 versus 'idle' behavior / static low-priority
 scheduling

On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 04:00 -0500, Nathanael Hoyle wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 09:50 +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 00:49 -0500, Nathanael Hoyle wrote:
> > > 
> > > 1) Is my problem 'expected' based on others' understanding of the
> > > current design of the scheduler, or do I have a one-off problem to
> > > troubleshoot here?
> > 
> > What kernel are you running (or did my eye glance over that detail in
> > your longish email) ?
> > 
> 
> I didn't include it, I should have:
> 
> $ uname -a
> Linux nightmare 2.6.27-gentoo-r7-nhoyle #2 SMP Wed Jan 28 19:04:37 EST
> 2009 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz GenuineIntel
> GNU/Linux

Ah, then please do as Mike suggested, try 28.2 or 29-rc3, if you still
have trouble with those, please let us know.

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