Re: [patch] agv_slice not initialized

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 10:21:35 -0800 (PST)


On Sun, 3 Jan 1999, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
>
> I think it will make more sense to not inherit the avg_slice from the parent.

No, I actually think it makes tons of sense. If only because we really
don't have any better guesses (just zeroing it is worse than guessing it
will behave similarly).

One thing that _may_ make sense is to decide that when we "execve()" our
behaviour changes, and as such avg_slice might be different. However, I
again do not see that zeroing it is the right answer. I don't know what
the right answer is, but I bet that leaving it alone is likely to be "more
correct" than most other answers.

Linus

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