Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267815AbUJMFnG (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:43:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268370AbUJMFnG (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:43:06 -0400 Received: from viper.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.4]:50648 "HELO viper.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S267815AbUJMFnD (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:43:03 -0400 Subject: Re: Difference in priority From: Lee Revell To: "Randy.Dunlap" Cc: Albert Cahalan , Con Kolivas , linux-kernel mailing list , ankitjain1580@yahoo.com, Ingo Molnar , rml@tech9.net In-Reply-To: <416CB85A.7030309@osdl.org> References: <1097542651.2666.7860.camel@cube> <1097630263.2674.9508.camel@cube> <1097643510.1553.120.camel@krustophenia.net> <416CB85A.7030309@osdl.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1097645978.5879.4.camel@krustophenia.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:39:39 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1040 Lines: 28 On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 01:08, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > Lee Revell wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 21:17, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > > >>I can't see why the RT priority range would be increased. > >>It's overkill already, especially since Linux doesn't have > >>priority inheritance. Since POSIX requires 32 levels, that > >>is the right number. Actually using more than one level > >>(remember: NO priority inheritance) might not be wise. > > > > > > Linux will probably have priority inheritance soon. See the "Real Time > > Kernel" thread. > > Is that opinion based any on this article and Linus's comments in it? > > http://news.com.com/A+new+direction+for+Linux+for+gadgets/2100-7344_3-5406291.html?tag=cd.top > No, but priority inheritance is not the same as making Linux an RTOS. Lee - 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/