[SSI-devel] Proposed 2.6.9 hooks for Clusterwide Process management

[Walker, B. J <bru...@hp...>]

In the interest in getting a version of OpenSSI into the base
Linux, Laura and I have a proposed set of hooks for Clusterwide
process management, for a 2.6.9 kernel. =20
On the openssi.org web site there is now a Process Mgmt Hooks
section under Work Items.

Included there is a short
introduction to the hooks (2 pages), a 24 page design document
describing the clusterwide process management design and hooks,
and the actual patch.  The patch has all the proposed hooks,
including a new file (include/linux/clusterproc.h).  In that
file is a copy of the short intro and a definition/description
of each of the hook functions.  We have not yet adapted the
OpenSSI code to fit these new hooks.  We will work on that task
while the hooks are being reviewed by the OpenSSI project and
by the Linux kernel group.  We welcome any feedback on the
openssi-devel mailing list before we move to the LKML.

Bruce