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SubjectRe: INGO Why you remove set_user_nice() from kernel/kthread.c
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On Mon, 2009-09-14 at 09:12 -0600, Chris Friesen wrote:
> On 09/14/2009 08:05 AM, Mike Galbraith wrote:
> > If you're asking Ingo a question, maybe a CC is in order.
> >
> > On Mon, 2009-09-14 at 17:42 +0400, Pavel Vasilyev wrote:
> >>
> >> Next patсh -
> >> http://www.kernel.org/diff/diffview.cgi?file=%2Fpub%2Flinux%2Fkernel%2F%2Fv2.6%2Fsnapshots%2Fpatch-2.6.31-git2.bz2;z=548
> >>
> >> This patch defines the core processes that are working with nice leve equal to
> >> zero , as in the BFS. :)
> >>
> >> Why?
> >
> > I did that, not Ingo, and did so because with kthreads that use
> > diddly-spit CPU (every one I see), it's just a waste of math. What
> > kthreads are you seeing using so much CPU that their weight is a factor?
> > They _should_ be able to preempt and get their work done just fine
> > without a boost.
>
> Under heavy network load ksoftirqd can use significant amounts of cpu.

OK, that may justify a weight adjustment, since it is a proxy for many.
Question is, does it really need it?

I certainly have no objection to a heavier weight for any kthread,
though I think it's a waste of cycles for the general case.

-Mike

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