On 00:09 Fri 08 Feb 2008, Renê wrote: > What kernel version did you get this code? It exists in 2.6.23+ IIRC. Poke around at the git-log for kernel/sched.c Cheers, Brandon > On Feb 7, 2008 9:46 PM, Brandon Philips <brandon@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 22:30 Thu 07 Feb 2008, Mulyadi Santosa wrote: > > > On Feb 6, 2008 12:49 PM, Rick Brown <rick.brown.3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > So in linux, is a child run first or the parent? Can we rely on this > > > > information? > > > > > > Hm, this might be the answer: > > > http://lxr.linux.no/linux/kernel/sched.c#L1663 > > > > > > it says: > > > unsigned int __read_mostly sysctl_sched_child_runs_first = 1; > > > > > > and I guess it has relationship with certain /proc or /sys entry. > > > > $ sysctl -w kernel.sched_child_runs_first=0 > > > > Also available here: /proc/sys/kernel/sched_child_runs_first > > > > Cheers, > > > > Brandon - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs