Re: [patch 2/3] knfsd: avoid overloading the CPU scheduler with enormous load averages

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J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 05:25:47PM +1100, Greg Banks wrote:
>   
>> J. Bruce Fields wrote:
>>     
>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 09:26:35PM +1100, Greg Banks wrote:  
>>>       
>>> [...]
>>> It's a simple enough patch, but without any suggestion for how to retest
>>> on a more recent kernel, I'm uneasy.
>>>       
>> [...]
>>
>> Does that make you less uneasy?
>>     
>
> Yes, thanks!
>
> Queued up for 2.6.30, barring objections. 
Thanks.
>  But perhaps we should pass on
> the patch and your results to people who know the scheduler better and
> see if they can explain e.g. the loadavg numbers.
>   
If you like.  Personally I'm happy with assuming that it's because nfsd
is putting an unnaturally harsh load on the scheduler.

-- 
Greg Banks, P.Engineer, SGI Australian Software Group.
the brightly coloured sporks of revolution.
I don't speak for SGI.

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