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.Dd April 9, 2019
.Dt SCHED_M2 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm sched_m2
.Nd The M2 thread scheduler
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/sched.h
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The M2 scheduler implements a scheduling algorithm similar to
the scheduler implementations of UNIX System V Release 4 and Solaris.
.Sh EXAMPLES
To determine the scheduler currently in use
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ sysctl kern.sched.name
kern.sched.name = M2
.Ed
.Sh CODE REFERENCES
The M2 scheduler is implemented within the file
.Pa sys/kern/sched_m2.c .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr csf 9 ,
.Xr hardclock 9 ,
.Xr mi_switch 9 ,
.Xr sched_4bsd 9 ,
.Xr userret 9
.Rs
.%A Berny Goodheart
.%A James Cox
.%B "The Magic Garden Explained: The Internals of UNIX System V Release 4"
.%I "Prentice Hall"
.%D 1994
.Re