Request to enable CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED

[Dhaval Giani]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 02:08:09PM -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> On 03/09/2008 01:01 PM, Dhaval Giani wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 12:32:28PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >> * Dhaval Giani <dhaval at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I notice in the 2.6.24 update pushed out to fedora 8, fair group sched 
> >>> is not enabled. Can it please be enabled?
> >> how about first asking why it was disabled?
> >>
> > 
> > Yes, you are right, I am sorry, I should have asked that question first.
> > So why was it disabled?
> > 
> 
> There are many reports of that feature causing big slowdowns. It seemed
> better to add major new features like that in a new release rather than
> possibly cause problems for existing users of a stable release.

Hi Chuck,

thanks for the explanation. OK, I shall upgrade to rawhide as soon as
possible and see how it looks there.

Thanks,
-- 
regards,
Dhaval