From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,2a4e090733b9f44e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-23 13:46:18 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!tdsnet-transit!newspeer.tds.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: Task execution time (writing a scheduler) Date: 23 Jun 2003 15:46:14 -0500 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1056401151 16740 192.135.80.34 (23 Jun 2003 20:45:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:45:51 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:39619 Date: 2003-06-23T15:46:14-05:00 List-Id: In article , Lionel.DRAGHI@fr.thalesgroup.com writes: > > > | -----Message d'origine----- > | De: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net [mailto:Kilgallen@SpamCop.net] > ... > | In article > | , > | Lionel.DRAGHI@fr.thalesgroup.com writes: > | > There is a general agreement that the only feature missing > | in Ada to fully > | > code flexible schedulers is a way to get task execution time. > | > | In what forum was that general agreement reached ? > | > | After 24 years on the market, VMS has rather extensive hooks > | for coding > | such schedulers, but it took many years to get to that point. > | There are > | many IO-related OS primitive measurements needed to achieve fairness. > | > | I presume you intended that the schedulers be adequate to meet needs > | rather than merely being flexible. I can make a scheduler much more > | flexible by adding an larger color palatte from which to enhance the > | logo it displays on a screen. > > I am not sure i understand your point, but yes, "flexible" is vague. > I meant mainly EDF schedulers. To communicate better, you should explain what you mean by EDF.