Re: [ckrm-tech] [PATCH 0/4] sched: Add CPU rate caps

[Peter Williams]

Balbir Singh wrote:
> Peter Williams wrote:
>
> > You're over engineering and you're not solving the problem.  You're 
> > just moving it down a bit.
>
> > > 2. In a group based cap management system, schedule some tasks 
> > > (highest priority)
> > >  until their cap run out. In the subsequent rounds pick and choose 
> > > tasks that
> > >  did not get a chance to run earlier.
> > >
> > > Solving this is indeed a interesting problem.
> >
> >
> > Once again, you're over engineering and probably making the problem 
> > worse.
>
> I like this term over-engineering. Lets focus on the solution for the most
> common case and see what works out. I was pointing you to the possible
> limitations of the approach, which is always a good thing to do in 
> engineering.

And I was pointing out that it's a fundamental limitation that can't be 
avoided no matter which implementation route you follow.

Peter
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