Re: [patch] SCHED_SOFTRR starve-free linux scheduling policy ...

From: Mike Galbraith
Date: Sun Aug 10 2003 - 03:18:59 EST


At 05:56 PM 8/10/2003 +1000, Nick Piggin wrote:


Mike Galbraith wrote:

At 03:43 PM 8/10/2003 +1000, Nick Piggin wrote:


Roger Larsson wrote:

* SCHED_FIFO requests from non root should also be treated as SCHED_SOFTRR

I hope computers don't one day become so fast that SCHED_SOFTRR is
required for skipless mp3 decoding, but if they do, then I think
SCHED_SOFTRR should drop its weird polymorphing semantics ;)


:) My box is slow enough to handle them just fine, as long as I make sure that oinkers don't share the same queue with the light weight player.


Just my (unsuccessful) attempt at humor!

(was successful here... made for wide grin:)


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