Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:55:58 -0500 (EST)
From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
To: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
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       Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Subject: Re: 2.6.24.2-rt2
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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> >>
> >
> > What's the NUMA topology?
>
> 4 nodes. I'm not sure if it is really NUMA related, but the same kernel
> runs that test as expected on a non-NUMA 2x2 box.
>
> > What tasks are running, and at what priorities?
>
> 40 pthreads, created with default parameters from a main thread which
> runs with default parameters as well. The threads simply run endless loops.
>
> >
> > Those three idle CPUS, should they have tasks running on them?
>
> For sure, given the overload situation of the system (40x full load vs.
> 16 cores). Neither did we fiddle with any parameter of the system
> (knowingly, its a standard openSUSE 10.3 underneath) nor did we set
> thread affinities.
>

Do you get different behaviour with 2.6.24.2?

-- Steve

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