Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [patch 2.6.16-rc4-mm1] Task Throttling V14 | From | MIke Galbraith <> | Date | Sat, 25 Feb 2006 04:35:07 +0100 |
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On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 14:08 +1100, Nick Piggin wrote: > Con Kolivas wrote: > > On Saturday 25 February 2006 13:42, Nick Piggin wrote: > > >>I tried this angle years ago and it didn't work :) > > > > > > Our "2.6 forever" policy is why we're stuck with this approach. We tried > > alternative implementations in -mm for a while but like all alternatives they > > need truckloads more testing to see if they provide a real advantage and > > don't cause any regressions. This made it impossible to seriously consider > > any alternatives. > > > > I hacked on and pushed plugsched in an attempt to make it possible to work on > > an alternative implementation that would make the transition possible in a > > stable series. This was vetoed by Linus and Ingo and yourself for the reason > > it dilutes developer effort on the current scheduler. Which leaves us with > > only continually polishing what is already in place. > > > > Yes. Hence my one-liner. > > I still don't think plugsched is that good of an idea for mainline. > Not too many people seem to be unhappy with the scheduler we have, > so just because this little problem comes up I don't think that > means it's time to give up and merge plugsched and 10 other policies.
Agreed. The problem is small. Annoying, because it refuses to go away, but it is a small problem.
-Mike
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