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SubjectRe: RSDL-mm 0.28
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:59:28 +1100 Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org> wrote:
> > Bottom line: we've had a _lot_ of problems with the new yield() semantics.
> > We effectively broke back-compatibility by changing its behaviour a lot,
> > and we can't really turn around and blame application developers for that.
>
> So... I would take it that's a yes for a recommendation with respect to
> implementing a new yield() ? A new scheduler is as good a time as any to do
> it.

I guess so. We'd, err, need to gather Ingo's input ;)

Perhaps a suitable way of doing this would be to characterise then emulate
the 2.4 behaviour. As long as it turns out to be vaguely sensible.
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