Yes, ordinary Android app threads use CFS. To be pedantic: SCHED_NORMAL/SCHED_OTHER is the scheduler policy name in the API sched_setscheduler(2), and CFS is the name of the kernel implementation.
On Friday, August 24, 2012 4:10:15 AM UTC-7, Jack Harvard wrote: > > But what's the default one, it's CFS? > > Jack Harvard > > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 5:29 AM, Glenn Kasten > <gka...@android.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Android OS mostly does not dictate which exact kernel version to use, as > > long as the kernel has the necessary Android-specific kernel extensions > such > > as those for binder driver etc. Android OS uses the generic primitives > of > > the Linux kernel scheduler and builds on them at user level. That > includes > > CFS (aka SCHED_NORMAL or SCHED_OTHER) and the other standard scheduling > > policies. > > > > > > On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 8:12:51 PM UTC-7, Ruijia Sun wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> Does any one know the current ICS kernel scheduler algorithm? Is it > >> still CFS or BFS now? > > > > -- > > unsubscribe: android-kerne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel > -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
