Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261568AbTHSXyq (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:54:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261572AbTHSXyq (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:54:46 -0400 Received: from tomts10.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.54]:16636 "EHLO tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261568AbTHSXyp (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:54:45 -0400 Subject: Re: scheduler interactivity: timeslice calculation seem wrong From: Eric St-Laurent To: bill davidsen Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: <3F41B43D.6000706@cyberone.com.au> <1061276043.6974.33.camel@orbiter> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1061337283.1123.8.camel@orbiter> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:54:43 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 647 Lines: 14 > This could go in 2.7, though, or possibly in 2.6.x depending on how the > powers that be feel. I think having the scheduler as a plugin is a win > in terms of having whole special-use algorithms. It would have to be > done *very* carefully to be sure it didn't add measurable overhead. Well i was thinking of a compile time or at best boot time selection. It should not add any mesurable overhead. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/