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Subject: Re: is RSDL an "unfair" scheduler too?
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On Sat, 2007-03-17 at 23:09 -0700, Bill Huey wrote:

> Like I've said in a previous email, SGI schedulers have an interactive
> term in addition to the normal "nice" values. If RSDL ends up being too
> rigid for desktop use, then this might be a good idea to explore in
> addition to priority manipulation.

I've done that already (ain't perfect yet, maybe never be).  The hard
part is making it automatic, and not ruining the good side of RSDL in
the process.

	-Mike