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Subject: RE: 15000+ processes -- poor performance ?!
From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: "Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky" <inaky.perez-gonzalez@intel.com>
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On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 20:04, Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky wrote:
> > 
> > forgot the kernel version (2.4.20aa1)...
> 
> You need the O(1) scheduler; not sure if aa has it or not; if not, lots of
> processes will suck your machine. I think -ac has the O(1) scheduler, or try
> 2.5. The old scheduler is pretty cool but not as scalable as the new one.
> 
> If it has it ... well, I have no idea - maybe Robert Love would
> know.

2.4-aa has the O(1) scheduler, yes.

I think 15,000 processes may always suck, though :)

	Robert Love


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