Re: [RFC] sched.c : procfs tunables

Mike Galbraith <[email protected]> Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:43:15 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-smp,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <1144068196.8083.30.camel@homer>
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