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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/job.c b/job.c
index 43453b8..d81065c 100644
--- a/job.c
+++ b/job.c
@@ -615,7 +615,11 @@ start_job_command (child)
child->file->command_state = cs_finished;
}
-static void
+/* Try to start a child running.
+ Returns nonzero if the child was started (and maybe finished), or zero if
+ the load was too high and the child was put on the `waiting_jobs' chain. */
+
+static int
start_waiting_job (c)
struct child *c;
{
@@ -634,7 +638,7 @@ start_waiting_job (c)
c->file->command_state = cs_running;
c->next = waiting_jobs;
waiting_jobs = c;
- return;
+ return 0;
}
/* Start the first command; reap_children will run later command lines. */
@@ -665,6 +669,8 @@ start_waiting_job (c)
abort ();
break;
}
+
+ return 1;
}
/* Create a `struct child' for FILE and start its commands running. */
@@ -678,6 +684,10 @@ new_job (file)
char **lines;
register unsigned int i;
+ /* Let any previously decided-upon jobs that are waiting
+ for the load to go down start before this new one. */
+ start_waiting_jobs ();
+
/* Reap any children that might have finished recently. */
reap_children (0, 0);
@@ -877,22 +887,23 @@ load_too_high ()
void
start_waiting_jobs ()
{
- while (waiting_jobs != 0)
+ if (waiting_jobs == 0)
+ return;
+
+ do
{
- struct child *c;
+ struct child *job;
/* Check for recently deceased descendants. */
reap_children (0, 0);
- if (job_slots_used > 0
- && (job_slots_used == job_slots || load_too_high ()))
- /* We have started all the jobs we can at the moment. */
- return;
+ /* Take a job off the waiting list. */
+ job = waiting_jobs;
+ waiting_jobs = job->next;
- c = waiting_jobs;
- waiting_jobs = c->next;
- start_waiting_job (c);
- }
+ /* Try to start that job. We break out of the loop as soon
+ as start_waiting_job puts one back on the waiting list. */
+ } while (start_waiting_job (job) && waiting_jobs != 0);
}
/* Replace the current process with one executing the command in ARGV.