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WarpOS and tasks
« on: January 25, 2004, 12:51:17 AM »
I've noticed that when in heavy load, the PPC kernel is blocked onto one task, leaving the rest waiting.

If such a thing happens on the 68K side, all I have to do is to start executive, and the task is forced to switch to the next one by the scheduler.

Is there any such thing in mind for WarpOS or for OS4, so there will be no stalls any more?
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Re: WarpOS and tasks
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2004, 04:37:46 PM »
The hardware contex switches always exist, the point is that the task seems to hold the PPC multitasking.

Sure there must be some kind of multitasking kernel on the WarpOS, as in the 68K exec, but nothing is perfect. As I said before, on the 68K side if such a thing happens (rarely, the exec is almost perfect :-D ), all I have to do is to run executive and the problem is solved : the stalled system is forced to respond, even if there are HEAVY tasks running on the background.

Are there any system monitors that show the priorities, and the PPC tasks? :-? Idle has access to the PPC side, but I'd prefer something like the old XOper or Scout or SysInspector, for the PPC.
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