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SubjectRe: [PATCH] scheduler patch, faster still
Rik van Riel wrote:
> Right now, we have an overly long code path because
> each action done checks for RT-ness of the task at
> hand ('harmless' actions are performed regardless).

Aha! A good point.

Felix von Leitner wrote:
> I don't care if it fixes his problem or not. If it looks sensible and
> actually speeds something up without slowing the common case down,
> it's a good idea to integrate it.
[...]
> Make the common case fast.
[...]
> If the effects of his optimization is not measurable for typical
> workloads, who cares? As long as it does not make the code obfuscated
> or bloated or slower in the common case, it doesn't hurt.

Actually, the separate run queue may make the common case *faster*,
because then there's no need for the all the RT-specific tests, branches
etc.

-- Jamie


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