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Processor Scheduling

Post by rastilin »

I was wondering how ReactOS's processor scheduler worked. Windows' scheduler is not the most efficient thing on the planet and I think ReactOS could outstrip Windows in general application performance simply by altering how the scheduler operates. What I was thinking of is very long and fixed quanta to decrease the scheduler's overhead.
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Post by cyborg »

oh yeah
please make ros scheduler better

additionally
what I always missed in windows was limiting a process with its maximum cpu usage, dunno if such thing is possible, but if yes, would be a point too
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Post by A-v-S »

Yes, that would be great, limiting the max cpu usage ;)
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Post by Crappish »

Not to mention bandwith usage.

This should be defineable in network managing anyways. (general limits, program specific limits, user specific limits?) Like should the CPU usage, which could be located at task manager.

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How?

Post by chorns »

What is wrong with the Windows scheduler and how can we improve it? Also, which version of Windows are you referring to? Not all Windows schedulers are the same.
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Post by A-v-S »

Yes, an integrated NetLimiter program.. sounds good !
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Post by mjs »

Max. CPU usage can be done (more or less) indirectly by changing the process/thread priority. The restriction of bandwith is call QOS :D .

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Post by mf »

mjs, those are all "relative" limiters. Packet scheduling doesn't actually limit anything, it just gives other packets priority. Same with setting process priorities. Limiting CPU speed would be forcing the cpu to run idle every X cycles. And limiting network traffic would be what NetLimiter does.
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Post by Crappish »

Eh? Nobody wants to limit the CPU speed... Just to set the percentage, to certain process, that limits how much CPU-time it can hog..
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Post by rastilin »

There is nothing wrong with the Windows scheduler in terms of operation. My idea was for an option to cut overhead by lengthening the quanta. This would improve overall speed because the processor spends less time deciding on or switching processes compared to working on a thread. Additionally, longer pipelined processors like the P4 would not have to purge their pipeline as often.

When I wrote the original one I was thinking in terms of the Windows NT 5.0 scheduler.
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Post by Floyd »

how about AT.exe? there used to be a winat or at32 or whatnot too.
i used to just AT a .cmd script. pretty useful.
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Post by rastilin »

I was talking about Processor Scheduling. That refers to how the OS allocates processor time to applications. The windows task scheduler and AT.exe are completely different.
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Post by mf »

crappish wrote:Eh? Nobody wants to limit the CPU speed...
I wonder what CPU Killer was made for, then...
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Post by rastilin »

On that note I know that SUSE already limits processor usage to conserve battery power on a laptop, that could be limited to specific programs and you have your throttle.
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