[Buildbot-devel] RFE: load management for build slaves

[Stefan Seefeld]

Alexander Lorenz wrote:
> before you start spending time on coding this:
> 
> you _have_ noticed the lock mechanisms that are already implemented in 
> buildbot, haven't you?
> 
> http://buildbot.sourceforge.net/manual-0.7.2.html#Interlocks
> 
> 
> sounds to me like a good solution for your first approach.

Yep. As Brian pointed out in another mail, these locks would need
to be extended to act like semaphores, i.e. allow values larger
than 1.

Thanks,
		Stefan