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

[Mike Galbraith]

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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