linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/RFT PATCH v3] sched: automated per tty task groups

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Date:	Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:02:17 -0700
From:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Markus Trippelsdorf <markus@...ppelsdorf.de>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC/RFT PATCH v3] sched: automated per tty task groups

On Sun, 2010-11-14 at 12:20 -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > This catless version looks very good to me
> 
> Oh, btw, maybe one comment: is CONFIG_SCHED_AUTOGROUP_DEBUG even worth
> having as a config option? The only thing it enables is the small
> /proc interface, and I don't see any downside to just always having
> that if you have AUTOGROUP enabled in the first place.

If the on/off is available, you can silently strand pinned tasks forever
in an autogroup.  So, I tied the on/off switch to the global move so the
user won't be surprised.

	-Mike

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