On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 03:21:05PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> this patch (ontop of the current -mm scheduler patchset plus the
> previous 2 patches from me) adds a new preemption model: 'Voluntary
> Kernel Preemption'. The 3 models can be selected from a new menu:
>
> (X) No Forced Preemption (Server)
> ( ) Voluntary Kernel Preemption (Desktop)
> ( ) Preemptible Kernel (Low-Latency Desktop)
>
> we still default to the stock (Server) preemption model.
>
> Voluntary preemption works by adding a cond_resched()
> (reschedule-if-needed) call to every might_sleep() check.
I still disagree with this one violently. If you want a cond_resched()
add it where nessecary, but don't hide it behind might_sleep - there
could be quite a lot might_sleeps in common codepathes and they should
stay purely a debug aid.
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