cvs commit: src/sys/sys usched.h src/sys/kern usched_bsd4.c kern_clock.c src/bin/ps extern.h keyword.c print.c

[Hiten Pandya]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
:
:David Rhodus wrote:
:> That has already been the case for over a year now that each cpu has had 
:> it own scheduler.
:> 
:
:	The above statement is only true for the in-kernel LWKT scheduler.
:
:	As for the userland scheduler, it's a totally different beast.
:
:					-Hiten
:					Hiten Pandya

    Right.  the LWKT scheduler (which does the actual real life scheduling
    of the thread) is a per-cpu scheduler.  The userland scheduler, whos
    job it is to select which of the runnable userland processes should be
    passed on to LWKT, currently requires the Big Giant Lock.
    Note that all kernel threads are pure LWKT threads.  So while I want
    to fix the userland scheduler issue I don't think it would actually
    make much difference in performance.
					-Matt
					Matthew Dillon 
					<dillon at xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


	But I suppose once the whole path becomes BGL-free, it will certainly
	make a difference.
			-Hiten