[Python-Dev] Fixing the GIL (with a BFS scheduler)

[Python-Dev] Fixing the GIL (with a BFS scheduler): "The problem addressed by the GIL has always been *scheduling* threads to the interpreter, not just controlling access to it. The patches by Antoine and David essentially evolve the GIL into a scheduler, however both cause thread starvation or high rate of context switching in some scenarios (see data below)."