Re: [PATCH] Hookup group-scheduler with task container infrastructure

[Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>]

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:21:19 +0530 Srivatsa Vaddagiri wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 08:22:43AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > That looks odd, like it's a filesystem.
> > What does cfs really mean?
> 
> cfs = completely fair scheduler :)
> 
> In this thread, we are talking of hooking the cfs cpu scheduler with the
> task-container framework in -mm tree, so that the scheduler can deal
> with groups of tasks rather than just tasks, while handling fairness of
> cpu allocation.
> 
> I agree "cfs" control subsystem does look odd a bit here. "cpu" control
> subsystem seems better.

Thanks.  I agree that using "cpu" is better.  I.e., don't tie it
to a particular scheduler name.  It would just need to change the
next time we have a new scheduler.  ;)


---
~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***