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SubjectRe: [PATCH] scheduler patch, faster still
Rik van Riel writes:
> Hi Richard, Larry,
>
> Here is a second version of my scheduler patch. It
> should improve RT latency a little bit and remove
> overhead with programs waiting very shortly on things
> like IPC or buffer cache locks...
>
> I don't know whether I should have bothered with the
> RT piece; a second 'runqueue' for RT processes (not
> a full-blown queue, but one with almost the same
> structure as the bottom_half queues) would be better
> still... (avoiding the add_to_runqueue altogether
> and replacing it with something more appropriate)

I agree: the dominant effect would be having a separate run queue. The
RT "fastpath" would only make a very small difference, rather than a
factor of two.

Regards,

Richard....

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