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Linux Kernel 2.5.1 is Out

Posted by michael on from the only-the-brave dept.

xise writes: "The next installment in the 2.5 Linux Kernel beta series, 2.5.1 is avaliable at the usual place Linux Kernel Archives. Remember to use the mirrors. You can read the changelog here."

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  1. Re:What are the new things they are working on? by KidSock · · Score: 4, Interesting

    99% of the linux boxes out there run only 3 concurent running tasks, so the scheduler has to remain optimized for this situation

    Interesting. But could this measurement be simplified to the point of being off base? A large percentage of these machines are webservers sitting idle so what do they care about scheduler optimizations? Same thoughts for single process number cruching ray tracing server farms. Shouldn't the focus be optimizing tasks that will benifit from being optimized? I know we have a few boxes that just run Java apps. I bet they would benifit from a new scheduler if the machine were a 4 way. So what are the bulk of these 99 out of 100 machines doing? They're not desktops.

    Also, what prevents Kernel developers from optimizing the scheduler for a Kernel development workstation :-P