Tuning The Kernel With A Genetic Algorithm

fsck! writes "Jake Moilanen provided a series of four patches against the 2.6.9 Linux kernel that introduce a simple genetic algorithm used for automatic tuning. The patches update the anticipatory IO scheduler and the zaphod CPU scheduler to both use the new in-kernel library, theoretically allowing them to automatically tune themselves for the best possible performance for any given workload. Jake says, 'using these patches, there are small gains (1-3%) in Unixbench & SpecJBB. I am hoping a scheduler guru will able to rework them to give higher gains.'"

Comments

Futurology

[Cros13]

So the terminator will run linux!

Re:Futurology

[wertarbyte]

It's pretty funny considering he is talking in his grave and totally serious robo-voice...

You mean there is another voice?

So....

[mstefanus]

So will this means that if I install this kernel on my computer I will have baby Pentiums or baby Athlons soon?

Re:So....

[LiquidCoooled]

If you nurture your computer, and occasionally sit it next to another computer then maybe, just maybe, when you wake up one morning, you will have little PDAs running around the place :)

This has been done before

[drsmack1]

http://tinyurl.com/6pkzc
"Daystrom felt that such an act was an offense against the laws of God and man, and the computer that carried his engrams also believed it."
--Kirk

One question remains:

[Qbertino]

Did SCO allow him to modify their kernel?

Oh no!

[brainnolo]

Does this means Linux will be effected by genetical diseases sooner or later?