CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Frequently asked questions from the previous class survey CS 370: OPERATING SYSTEMS ¨ Could we record burst times in the PCB and use this to inform [CPU SCHEDULING] scheduling? ¨ Could a higher priority process starve? ¨ How is SJF implemented if we don’t know burst times? Shrideep Pallickara Computer Science Colorado State University CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] October 9, 2018 L15.1 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.2 Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University October 9, 2018 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Topics covered in this lecture ¨ Scheduling Algorithms ¤ Wrap-up of SJF ¤ Priority Scheduling ¤ Round robin scheduling ¤ Lottery scheduling ¤ Multilevel feedback queues ¤ Multiprocessor/core Environments SHORTEST JOB FIRST (SJF) CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.3 October 9, 2018 L15.4 Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Use of SJF in long term schedulers The SJF algorithm and short term schedulers ¨ Length of the process time limit ¨ No way to know the length of the next CPU burst ¤ Used as CPU burst estimate ¨ So try to predict it ¨ Motivate users to accurately estimate time limit ¨ Processes scheduled based on predicted CPU bursts ¤ Lower value will give faster response times ¤ Too low a value? n Time limit exceeded error n Requires resubmission! October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.5 October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.6 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University SLIDES CREATED BY: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA L15.1 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Prediction of CPU bursts: α controls the relative weight of recent and past Make estimates based on past behavior history th ¨ tn : Length of the n CPU burst ¨ τn+1 = αtn + (1-α) τn th ¨ τn : Estimate for the n CPU burst ¨ Value of contains our most recent information, while stores ¨ α : Controls weight of recent and past history tn τn the past history ¨ τn+1 = αtn + (1-α) τn j n+1 ¨ τn+1=αtn + (1-α) αtn-1+ ... +(1-α) αtn-j + ... +(1-α) ατ0 ¨ Burst is predicted as an exponential average of the measured lengths of previous CPU bursts ¨ α is less than 1, (1-α) is also less than one ¤ Each successive term has less weight than its predecessor October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.7 October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.8 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University An example: Predicting the length of the next CPU The choice of α in our predictive equation burst ¨ If α=1/2 ¤ Recent history and past history are equally weighted ¨ With α = ½; successive estimates of τ 4 CPU burst (ti) 6 6 4 13 13 13 t0/2 t0/4 + t1/2 t0/8 + t1/4 + t2/2 t0/16 + t1/8 + t2/4 + t3/2 12 “Guess” (τi) 10 8 6 6 5 9 11 rd ¤ By the 3 estimate, weight of what was observed at t0 has dropped to 1/8. October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.9 October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.10 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University The choice of α in our predictive equation ¨ τn+1 = αtn + (1-α) τn ¨ If α=0, τn+1= τn ¤ Current conditions are transient ¨ If α=1, τn+1= tn ¤ Only most recent bursts matter ¤ History is assumed to be old and irrelevant PRIORITY SCHEDULING CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.11 October 9, 2018 L15.12 Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University SLIDES CREATED BY: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA L15.2 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Priority Scheduling Depiction of priority scheduling in action Process Burst Time Priority ¨ Priority associated with each process P1 10 3 Here: Lower number means P2 1 1 higher priority ¨ CPU allocated to process with highest priority P3 2 4 ¨ Can be preemptive or nonpreemptive P4 1 5 P5 5 2 ¤ If preemptive: Preempt CPU from a lower priority process when a higher one is ready P2 P5 P1 P3 P4 0 1 6 16 18 19 Wait time = (6 + 0 + 16 + 18 + 1)/5 = 8.2 October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.13 October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.14 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University How priorities are set Issue with priority scheduling ¨ Internally defined priorities based on: ¨ Can leave lower priority processes waiting indefinitely ¤ Measured quantities ¨ Perhaps apocryphal tale: ¤ Time limits, memory requirements, # of open files, ratio (averages) of I/O to CPU burst ¤ MIT’s IBM 7094 shutdown (1973) found processes from 1967! ¨ External priorities ¤ Criteria outside the purview of the OS ¤ Importance of process, $ paid for usage, politics, etc. October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.15 October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.16 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Coping with issues in priority scheduling: Can SJF be thought of as a priority algorithm? Aging ¨ Gradually increase priority of processes that wait for a long ¨ Priority is inverse of CPU burst time ¨ The larger the burst, the lower the priority ¨ Example: ¤ Note: The number we assign to represent priority levels may vary from ¤ Process starts with a priority of 127 and decrements every 15 minutes system to system ¤ Process priority becomes 0 in no more than 32 hours October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.17 October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.18 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University SLIDES CREATED BY: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA L15.3 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Round-Robin Scheduling ¨ Similar to FCFS scheduling ¤ Preemption to enable switch between processes ¨ Ready queue is implemented as FIFO ¤ Process Entry: PCB at tail of queue ¤ Process chosen: From head of the queue ¨ CPU scheduler goes around ready queue ROUND ROBIN SCHEDULING ¤ Allocates CPU to each process one after the other n CPU-bound up to a maximum of 1 quantum CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] October 9, 2018 L15.19 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.20 Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University October 9, 2018 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Round Robin: Improving efficiency by increasing Round Robin: Choosing the quantum quantum ¨ Context switch is time consuming ¨ Let’s say quantum is 100 ms and context-switch is 1ms ¤ Saving and loading registers and memory maps ¤ Now wasted time is only 1% ¤ Updating tables ¨ But what if 50 concurrent requests come in? ¤ Flushing and reloading memory cache ¤ Each with widely varying CPU requirements ¨ What if quantum is 4 ms and context switch overhead is 1 ms? ¤ 1st one starts immediately, 2nd one 100 ms later, … ¤ 20% of CPU time thrown away in administrative overhead ¤ The last one may have to wait for 5 seconds! ¤ A shorter quantum would have given them better service October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.21 October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.22 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University If quantum is set longer than mean CPU burst? Quantum: Summarizing the possibilities ¨ Preemption will not happen very often ¨ Too short? ¤ ¨ Most processes will perform a blocking operation before Too many context switches quantum runs out ¤ Lowers CPU efficiency ¨ Switches happens only when process blocks and cannot continue ¨ Too long? ¤ Poor responses to interactive requests October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.23 October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.24 Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University SLIDES CREATED BY: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA L15.4 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University A round-robin analogy ¨ Hyperkinetic student studying for multiple exams simultaneously ¤ If you switch between paragraphs of different textbooks? [Quantum is too short] n You won’t get much done ¤ If you never switch? [Quantum is too long] n You never get around to studying for some of the courses LOTTERY SCHEDULING CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] October 9, 2018 CS370: Operating Systems [Fall 2018] L15.25 October 9, 2018 L15.26 Dept. Of Computer Science, Colorado State University Professor: SHRIDEEP PALLICKARA