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

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Date:	Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:29:02 +0100
From:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:	Nathanael Hoyle <nhoyle@...letech.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: scheduler nice 19 versus 'idle' behavior / static low-priority
	scheduling

On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 03:55 -0500, Nathanael Hoyle wrote:

> Any reason not to apply this fairly simple patch against the 2.6.27
> series kernel I'm running now? Are there other relevant changes you're
> aware of in the later kernel revs for this problem?

You'd have to dig out a few other changes in order to apply it to 27.

Yes there are other relevant changes, but unless you're familiar with
the source, you'll be better off just trying 28.stable of the latest rc.
You'll have to find extract and back-port otherwise.

	-Mike

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