Re: [PATCH] A nicer nice scheduling

From: Giuliano Pochini (pochini@denise.shiny.it)
Date: Sun Sep 16 2001 - 09:24:20 EST


Roberto Ragusa wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> please consider including this patch in the main kernel.
> It was proposed on 11/04/2001 by Rik van Riel
> ([test-PATCH] Re: [QUESTION] 2.4.x nice level)
>
> This patch has been working great for me, I applied it to
> every new kernel out.
>
> Without this patch, a nice=19 busy-looping process is given
> 15% of CPU cycles when there is a busy-looping nice=0 process.
> [...]

I think it's simpler to change NICE_TO_TICKS() macro in sched.c

Bye.

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