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From: Giuliano Pochini <pochini@denise.shiny.it>
To: Roberto Ragusa <robertoragusa@technologist.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] A nicer nice scheduling
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 16:24:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3BA4B614.82E08CB@denise.shiny.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <yam8658.2192.152344160@mail.inwind.it>

Roberto Ragusa wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> please consider including this patch in the main kernel.
> It was proposed on 11/04/2001 by Rik van Riel
> ([test-PATCH] Re: [QUESTION] 2.4.x nice level)
> 
> This patch has been working great for me, I applied it to
> every new kernel out.
> 
> Without this patch, a nice=19 busy-looping process is given
> 15% of CPU cycles when there is a busy-looping nice=0 process. 
> [...]

I think it's simpler to change NICE_TO_TICKS() macro in sched.c


Bye.


  reply	other threads:[~2001-09-17 18:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-09-15 21:58 [PATCH] A nicer nice scheduling Roberto Ragusa
2001-09-16 14:24 ` Giuliano Pochini [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-10-22 18:16 Roberto Ragusa
2001-10-22 19:44 ` bill davidsen
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.10.10110221644570.25216-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2001-10-22 22:12 ` Bill Davidsen
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.10.10110221821120.25216-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2001-10-23 15:46 ` Bill Davidsen

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