Re: [RFC] sched.c : procfs tunables

From: Mike Galbraith
Date: Mon Apr 03 2006 - 08:42:44 EST


On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 14:59 +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> Mike Galbraith wrote:
> > Nope, not the existing tunables anyway. The full effect of even a tiny
> > scheduler knob tweak is hard to predict even if you've studied the code
> > carefully. These knobs are just not generic enough to be exposed IMHO.
>
> Are you implying that the code is built around these tunables rather than
> using them?

I'm not implying anything, I'm merely stating my opinion: these knobs
have subtle effects which render them unsuitable for export.

-Mike

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