NAME

sched_m2 — The M2 thread scheduler

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/sched.h>

DESCRIPTION

The M2 scheduler implements a scheduling algorithm similar to the scheduler implementations of UNIX System V Release 4 and Solaris.

EXAMPLES

To determine the scheduler currently in use

$ sysctl kern.sched.name
kern.sched.name = M2

CODE REFERENCES

The M2 scheduler is implemented within the file sys/kern/sched_m2.c.

SEE ALSO

csf(9), hardclock(9), mi_switch(9), sched_4bsd(9), userret(9)

Berny Goodheart and James Cox, The Magic Garden Explained: The Internals of UNIX System V Release 4, Prentice Hall, 1994.