因为请求的服务时间差异较大,内核中的连接调度算法容易使得服务器运行出现倾斜。为此,给出了一个动态反馈负载均衡算法,结合内核中的加权连接调度算法,根据动态反馈回来的负载信息来调整服务器的权值,来调整服务器间处理请求数的比例,从而避免服务器间的负载不平衡。动态反馈负载算法可以较好地避免服务器的倾斜,提高系统的资源使用效率,从而提高系统的吞吐率。
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