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Intel Chief Evangelist Comments on Linux Scheduler

Posted by Zonk on from the little-penguins-everywhere dept.

ByeByeWintel writes "James Reinders is Intel's Chief Evangelist for Intel's Software Development Products. In a recent interview on Devx.com he stated: 'If I could get ONE wish fulfilled would be for OS scheduling to focus on processes, and not threads, for scheduling. And demand that processes manage their scheduling of threads ... There is a lot of opportunity for operating systems to offer these types of control in the 'running of applications' interfaces. I'd like an OS to let me specify the 'world' my application runs in (which processors, how many, etc.) These interfaces are available in Windows at run time (the task manager will let you adjust where a running task can go).'"

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  1. Re:So do it by rlbond86 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And this, ladies and gentleman, is why all Linux users are perceived as elitist, arrogant bastards.

  2. Re:Oh, man by Annymouse+Cowherd · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It was like SIGTERM and i was like SIGHEIL, bitch!

  3. Another over-paid Jack-Ass by HW_Hack · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I did my hard-time at Intel designing shit (thats a techinical term) - this guys just another over-paid suit who's over stayed his welcome - taking up space - money - and oxygen from the folks who actually do shit (another technical term). I did some good shit (more techincal terms) at Intel but the best day was when I ejected out of my cube and moved on ..... that is one fucked place.

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    Its not the years, its the mileage .....
  4. one wish... by Tumbleweed · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If I could get ONE wish fulfilled would be for OS scheduling to focus on processes, and not threads, for scheduling.

    One wish, and THAT'S what he'd choose? That's effed-up. Evangelize a new set of priorities! Infinite wishes, dumb-ass!