Re: [patch] new scheduler

Greg Lindahl (lindahl@cs.virginia.edu)
Mon, 10 May 1999 12:28:31 -0400 (EDT)

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> > This is coming from the linear search through the runqueue for an
> > appropriate goodness.
>
> no, it is coming from the fact that there are many processes runnable.
> Dont shoot the messenger :) This is only the symptom of the problem.

These are both problems. Don't minimize the problems ;-) ;-)

You may not be able to fix all thundering herds. In that case, having
a O(1) algorithm for picking the next job makes the remaining ones
more efficient.

-- g

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