Re: Linus 2.6.23-rc1

George Sescher
2007-07-30T07:06:21Z

> > On 30/07/07, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
> > > i'd encourage you to do it - in fact i already tried to prod Peter
> > > Williams into doing exactly that ;) The more reality checks a
> > > scheduler has, the better. [ Btw., after the obvious initial merging
> > > trouble it should be much easier to keep SD maintained against
> > > future upstream kernels due to the policy modularity that CFS
> > > introduces. (and which policy-modularity should also help reduce the
> > > size and complexity of the SD patch.) ]

> * George Sescher <gesacs@gmail.com> wrote:
> > <chuckle>
> >
> > You're advocating plugsched now?

On 30/07/07, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
> hm, the way you posited this question implies that you see an
> inconsistency in my position or that it surprised you - i cannot explain
> the '<chuckle>' in any other way :) Which bit do you see as inconsistent
> and/or which bit surprised you and why?

The idea is not good enough for mainline and has no place in mainline
yet you say it's very important to maintain it... but out of mainline.
Place the responsibility of keeping mainline's performance in check
"reality check as you called it" on to someone who is forced to
develop out of mainline? I have zero interest one way or the other
myself, but how can one not chuckle?

Again I have no interest either way but if this is that important a
reality check that it needs maintaining it should be oh I don't know,
an -mm only feature or something?

Please don't jump down my throat, your position just needs clarifying. :-|