From 30af6b5d8bc7699c9dcc56d5d51791c2760fba05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 15:26:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] sched.7: Add introductory sentence mentioning CFS scheduler Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man7/sched.7 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/man7/sched.7 b/man7/sched.7 index d4ccff47a..6f85ac9cd 100644 --- a/man7/sched.7 +++ b/man7/sched.7 @@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ .SH NAME sched \- overview of CPU scheduling .SH DESCRIPTION +Since Linux 2.6.23, the default scheduler is CFS, +the "Completely Fair Scheduler". +The CFS scheduler replaced the earlier "O(1)" scheduler. +.\" .SS API summary Linux provides the following system calls for controlling the CPU scheduling behavior, policy, and priority of processes