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Updating the pluggable scheduler patches for the 2.6.22 kernel, Peter Williams noted, “probably the last one now that CFS is in the main line”. CFS author Ingo Molnar asked, “why is CFS in mainline a problem? The CFS merge should make the life of development/test patches like plugsched conceptually easier.” Peter explained, “it means a major rewrite of the plugsched interface and I’m not sure that it’s worth it (if CFS works well). However, note that I did say probably not definitely . I’ll play with it and see what happens.”

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Linux: PlugSched, Pluggable CPU Schedulers

In the world of Linux, many things have changed in the last decade. The operating system itself has grown up, and is no longer an”upstart.” But one mainstay of the Linux community, the Linux user group (LUG), appears to be on the decline in some areas. Attendance is down, LUG presidents say, and some groups have stopped meeting. Does this mean we don’t need LUGs anymore?

Oh a personal view my local lug has had a core group for years and a continual group of new members floating in and out, however where some Lugs have huge active member lists ours really is behind the curve. And yes it is hard to get and keep new members for a couple of reasons. The “experts” get tired of answering the same questions month after month, and it is almost impossible to get a new member to volunteer for install fests or any other activity that gets planned. Baldy

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Do we still need LUGs?