RE: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v17

From: Fortier,Vincent [Montreal]
Date: Fri Jun 15 2007 - 15:27:05 EST


> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : linux-kernel-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:linux-kernel-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Ingo Molnar
> Envoyé : 14 juin 2007 18:49
>
> i'm pleased to announce release -v17 of the CFS scheduler patchset.
>
> The rolled-up CFS patch against v2.6.22-rc4, v2.6.22-rc4-mm2,
> v2.6.21.5 or v2.6.20.13 can be downloaded from the usual place:
>
> http://people.redhat.com/mingo/cfs-scheduler/
>
> -v17 includes a bigger change: the CFS-core changes in
> preparation of the group-scheduling feature, written Srivatsa
> Vaddagiri. Dmitry Adamushko provided cleanups and further
> generalizations to this code and the modularization of CFS
> has been further enhanced as a result. To users, these
> changes are mostly invisible.
>
> Changes since -v16:
>
> - lots of core updates to support group scheduling, and related
> cleanups. (Srivatsa Vaddagiri, Dmitry Adamushko)
>
> - tuned the runtime-limit up a bit, based on relentless
> testing done by
> Tobias Gerschner.
>
> - the new, precise load-calculation method for SMP balancing has been
> further enhanced, and is now active by default. (Dmitry Adamushko)
>
> - fix SCHED_IDLEPRIO support (based on feedback from Thomas Sattler)
>
> - further updates to /proc/sched_debug and /proc/PID/sched
>
> - more cleanups
>
> As usual, any sort of feedback, bugreport, fix and suggestion
> is more than welcome!

Fedora 7 & Debian Sarge 3.1 kernels using latest CFS v17 available at http://linux-dev.qc.ec.gc.ca/
YUM users: http://linux-dev.qc.ec.gc.ca/kernel/fedora/alt-sched.repo

Thnx Ingo & cie.

> Ingo

- vin
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