> It steals timeslices from other processes to complete tcp_recvmsg() > task, and only when it does it for too long, it will be preempted. > Processing backlog queue on behalf of need_resched() will break > fairness too - processing itself can take a lot of time, so process > can be scheduled away in that part too.
It does steal timeslices from other processes to complete tcp_recvmsg() task. But I do not think it will take long. When processing backlog, the processed packets will go to the receive buffer, the TCP flow control will take effect to slow down the sender. The data receiving process might be preempted by higher priority processes. Only the data recieving process stays in the active array, the problem is not that bad because the process might resume its execution soon. The worst case is that it expires and is moved to the active array with packets within the backlog queue. wenji - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
