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From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@gmail.com>
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To: "Paolo Ciarrocchi" <paolo.ciarrocchi@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v6
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:39:45 -0400
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On Sunday 29 April 2007, Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:
[...]

>> > > CFS modifies the scheduler and nothing else, SD fiddles all over the
>> > > kernel in interesting ways.

Huh?  Doesn't grok.

>> > Hmmm I guess you confused both of them this time. CFS touches many
>> > places, which is why I think the testing coverage is still very low. SD
>> > can be tested faster. My real concern is : are there still people
>> > observing regressions with it ? If yes, they should be fixed before even
>> > being merged. If no, why not merge it as a fix for the many known corner
>> > cases of current scheduler ? After all, it's already in -mm.
>> >
>> > Willy
>>
>> Willy, you're making far too much sense. Are you replying to the correct
>> mailing list?
>
>FWIW, I strongly agree with Willy.

If we're putting it to a vote, I'm with Willy.  But this is a dictatorship and 
we shouldn't forget it. :)

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
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		-- Sir Henry Wotton, 1568-1639