Re: [patch 3/3] Enable setting of IRQ-thread priorities from kernel cmdline. (repost:CC to LKML)

[Remy Bohmer]

> By default, all softirq-threads or IRQs will be RT task but if there
> is some option user can switch it to NON-RT task then it will be good.

Okay, understood.
I will think about how to add that too. But, probably we can add it
seperately from this patchset.

Kind Regards,

Remy


2007/12/20, Jaswinder Singh <jaswinderlinuxrt@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hello Remy,
>
> On 12/20/07, Remy Bohmer <linux@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > So, Is this a serious requirement? Should this be possible?
>
> I have noticed this problem:
> root@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:~# cat /proc/loadavgrt
> 1.00 1.00 1.00 0/52 1158
> root@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:~# cat /proc/loadavg
> 0.00 0.00 0.02 1/52 1159
> root@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:~#
>
> So I am curious, if possible, user can switch softirq-threads or IRQs
> RT tasks to non-RT tasks for slow hardware or least important hardware
> for NON-RT tasks. So this will improve RT behaviour.
>
> By default, all softirq-threads or IRQs will be RT task but if there
> is some option user can switch it to NON-RT task then it will be good.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jaswinder Singh.
>
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/