Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758787AbXLLJ7S (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:59:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756729AbXLLJ7H (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:59:07 -0500 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:51864 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756366AbXLLJ7F (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:59:05 -0500 Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:58:43 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar To: Dhaval Giani Cc: Greg KH , lkml , Andrew Morton , Srivatsa Vaddagiri , Balbir Singh Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add Documentation for FAIR_USER_SCHED sysfs files Message-ID: <20071212095843.GB24246@elte.hu> References: <20071212023836.GB1486@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <20071212053556.GA25334@suse.de> <20071212054859.GC1486@linux.vnet.ibm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071212054859.GC1486@linux.vnet.ibm.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.3 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 845 Lines: 21 * Dhaval Giani wrote: > > Hm, how about describing the units here? Can you put "10" in each > > file and everyone will get the same share? 100? 1? 1024 seems > > like an odd "share" number. Unless there is some other document you > > wish to refer people to do help describe these values? > > It is proportional. That is, if two users have same value for shares, > they will get equal bandwidth on the CPU. If they are in the ratio > 1:2, then they will share it in that ratio. I've updated the patch for > this. Hope it is clearer. thanks, applied. Ingo -- 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/