Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC 0/1][PATCH] POSIX SCHED_SPORADIC implementation for tasks and groups | From | Dario Faggioli <> | Date | Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:49:33 +0200 |
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On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 18:30 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 18:23 +0200, Dario Faggioli wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 16:25 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > > > My suggestion would be to create struct sched_param2 with plenty of > > > padding to support future expansion and add > > > sys_sched_setscheduler2()/sys_sched_getscheduler2() to deal with this > > > new structure. > > And we will miss POSIX compliance. :-( > > Anyway, I agree the ABI issue this could raise are serious enough and, I > > repeat, I can't see any other solution too. > > Well, a new version of glibc could use those to implement the posix > interface. I see. Actually, you're more than right! I have not thought at it in those terms...
> Because as I understand it, glibc can break ABI on certain > version bumps. Seems better to me too... I confirm I'll do the interface change as soon as possible.
Thanks again, Dario
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