Re: [patch 2.6.16-mm2 4/9] sched throttle tree extract - remove kthread barrier

[Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>]

This patch removes the last barrier between a normal task using dynamic
priorities and kthreads using the same.  In testing, this separation has
proven to be unnecessary.

Signed-off-by: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>

--- linux-2.6.16-mm2/kernel/sched.c-3.remove_IO_barrier	2006-04-01 08:57:40.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.16-mm2/kernel/sched.c	2006-04-01 09:01:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -865,13 +865,13 @@ static int recalc_task_prio(task_t *p, u
 
 	if (likely(sleep_time > 0)) {
 		/*
-		 * User tasks that sleep a long time are categorised as
-		 * idle. They will only have their sleep_avg increased to a
+		 * Tasks that sleep a long time are categorised as idle.
+		 * They will only have their sleep_avg increased to a
 		 * level that makes them just interactive priority to stay
 		 * active yet prevent them suddenly becoming cpu hogs and
 		 * starving other processes.
 		 */
-		if (p->mm && sleep_time > INTERACTIVE_SLEEP(p)) {
+		if (sleep_time > INTERACTIVE_SLEEP(p)) {
 				unsigned long ceiling;
 
 				ceiling = JIFFIES_TO_NS(MAX_SLEEP_AVG -


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