Re: [patch] sched: fix scheduling latencies for !PREEMPT kernels

Ingo Molnar
2004-09-16T06:13:15Z

* Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> No, I mean putting cond_resched in might_sleep is ad hoc. But that
> doesn't mean it doesn't work - it obviously does ;)

ah, ok, i understand your point now. No, i'm not submitting the
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY .config switch (and the kernel.h 2-liner) at
this point. All the latency breakers so far will mainly benefit
CONFIG_PREEMPT - which is also the primary preempt model used by
bleeding-edge testers.

Ingo