LAVD scheduler: evolution from games to Linux servers
Summary of a Kernel Recipes 2026 talk on the LAVD scheduler, first built for games and now used for other kinds of workloads on Linux.
According to the LWN feed entry dated October 7, 2026, the LAVD scheduler was initially created for games and has since been applied to other types of workloads. It was presented at Kernel Recipes 2026 by Changwoo Min and Gavin Guo, who gave an overview of the scheduler and how it evolved over time.
The text highlights that the extensible scheduler class, which allows custom CPU schedulers to be built with BPF, drove a wave of innovation in this area, and that LAVD is one of the most notable examples. The source is an automatic translation of a summary; for technical details, consult the talk and the original article published by LWN, as indicated in the source, and verify the information before using it.