Operating Systems · CPU scheduling

Advanced and real-world scheduling

Scheduling policies, priority queues, MLFQ, CFS, that adapt to real workloads instead of assuming uniform jobs.

Also known as: multi-level feedback queue, MLFQ, CFS, priority scheduling.

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• CPU scheduling basics: The policy that decides which ready process runs next, and for how long.

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