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| author | Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> | 2008-08-01 10:14:39 +0000 |
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| committer | Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> | 2008-08-01 10:14:39 +0000 |
| commit | 1628c616ba49a4034f8ae93a49f2f37332deb771 (patch) | |
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Update the Parallel Scheduling section to describe the current algorithm.
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diff --git a/doc/dependency_resolution/task_scheduling.docbook b/doc/dependency_resolution/task_scheduling.docbook index 01953128e..c8e3608d1 100644 --- a/doc/dependency_resolution/task_scheduling.docbook +++ b/doc/dependency_resolution/task_scheduling.docbook @@ -68,7 +68,13 @@ <sect1 id='dependency-resolution-task-scheduling-parallel'> <title>Parallel Scheduling</title> <para> - TODO: Spawn an appropriate number of tasks in parallel when desired. + The algorithm used to choose packages that will execute concurrently + with other packages is as conservative as possible in the sense that + a given package will not be executed if the subgraph composed of its + direct and indirect dependencies contains any scheduled merges. By + ensuring that the subgraph of deep dependencies is fully up to date + in this way, potential problems are avoided which could be triggered + by other build orders that are less optimal. </para> </sect1> </chapter> |