sched_4bsd(9)
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SCHED_4BSD(9) NetBSD Kernel Developer's Manual SCHED_4BSD(9)
NAME
sched_4bsd -- The 4.4BSD thread scheduler
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/sched.h>
void
resetpriority(lwp_t *l);
void
sched_tick(struct cpu_info *ci);
void
sched_schedclock(lwp_t *l);
void
sched_pstats_hook(struct proc *p, int minslp);
void
sched_setrunnable(lwp_t *l);
void
updatepri(lwp_t *l);
DESCRIPTION
The NetBSD thread scheduling sub-system employs a ``multilevel feedback
queues'' algorithm, favouring interactive, short-running threads to CPU-
bound ones.
resetpriority() recomputes the priority of a thread running in user mode.
If the resulting priority is higher than that of the current thread, a
reschedule is arranged.
sched_tick() gets called from hardclock(9) every 100ms to force a switch
between equal priority threads.
The priority of the current thread is adjusted through
sched_schedclock(). The priority of a thread gets worse as it accumu-
lates CPU time.
sched_pstats_hook() gets called from sched_pstats() every Hz ticks in
order to recompute the priorities of all threads.
sched_setrunnable() checks if an LWP has slept for more than one second.
If so, its priority is updated by updatepri().
CODE REFERENCES
This section describes places within the NetBSD source tree where actual
code implementing the scheduler can be found. All pathnames are relative
to /usr/src.
The 4.4BSD scheduler subsystem is implemented within the file
sys/kern/sched_4bsd.c.
SEE ALSO
csf(9), hardclock(9), mi_switch(9), userret(9)
Marshall Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels, and John S.
Quarterman, The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System,
Addison Wesley, 1996.
NetBSD 5.0.2 July 14, 2007 NetBSD 5.0.2
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