> > I just released a new version of the scheduler bigpatch which
> > features two changes:
> >
> > - don't recalculate priority when we were off of the runqueue
> > for just one jiffie (3 on Alpha). This is done because
> > often-sleeping but still CPU-hungry processes got a bit too
> > much CPU time and you've missed pay time anyway when you
> > just slept over a jiffie increment
> > We now should be a bit fairer (read harsher) agaist those
> > 10%-30% CPU using processes
>
> You may want to look at this process: Unfortunately very similar
> programs exists in Real Life (kde programs _poll_ for input). I want
> them be shown as cpu eaters in statistics (I even had patch for this
> some time ago). Are you interested?
I am interested (and will check out your spiffy program
when I get the time). Have you tried your program with
my patch? It should work a bit better because now the
program misses both CPU accounting and CPU refilling.
cheers,
Rik -- the flu hits, the flu hits, the flu hits -- MORE
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