Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:10:08 -0400 | From | "John Stoffel" <> | Subject | Re: [Patch 1/1] init: Provide a kernel start parameter to increase pid_max v2 |
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>>>>> "Hedi" == Hedi Berriche <hedi@sgi.com> writes:
Hedi> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 20:15 John Stoffel wrote: Hedi> | >>>>> "Rik" == Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com> writes: Hedi> | Hedi> | Rik> That is 15 kernel threads per CPU. Hedi> | Hedi> | Rik> Reducing the number of kernel threads sounds like a Hedi> | Rik> useful thing to do. Hedi> | Hedi> | Isn't that already a project?
Hedi> Yes, thanks to Alan's probing I looked it up
Hedi> http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq.git
Hedi> but we're definitely talking long term solution vs. something Hedi> that can ease pain now.
It seems to me that running Linux on such a large machine is such a specialized niche, the putting in your change to the regular kernel isn't a near term need either. And from the sounds of it, Tejun's work has better long term potential.
But hey, I'm generally clueless, so take what I say with a grain of salt. :]
John
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