Re: 2.6.9 rc2 freezing

[Helge Hafting]

Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Lee Revell wrote:
>
> > Interesting.  Still, this looks like a specific bug that needs fixing,
> > it doesn't imply that preemption is a hack.  For many workloads
> > preemption is a necessity.
>
>
>
> For any workload that you feel preemption is a necessity, that 
> indicates a latency problem in the kernel that should be solved.
>
> Preemption is a hack that hides broken drivers, IMHO.
>
> I would rather directly address any latency problems that appear.

Current preempt is broken, sure.  But having robust preempt
would allow code simplification.  Long loops outside critical
sections would be ok - no time or code spent testing for a need for
rescheduling because you'll be preempted when necessary anyway.

Or am I missing something?  Other than that current preempt isn't up to
this and might be hard to get there?

Helge Hafting


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