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KernelTrap: Improving Multiprocessor CPU Scheduling

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“Nick Piggin uploaded a series of patches for the 2.6 Linux
kernel CPU scheduler aimed at improving multiprocessor support.
Specifically, the patches focus on improving SMT (Symmetric
MultiThreading), CMP (Cellular MultiProcessing), and NUMA
(Non-Uniform Memory Architecture) [story] scheduling behavior.

“Still in development, Nick hopes to first get the patches
merged into Andrew Morton’s -mm tree for testing…”

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