linux-kernel - Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v5

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Date:	Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:16:59 +0200
From:	Markus Trippelsdorf <markus@...ppelsdorf.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Peter Williams <pwil3058@...pond.net.au>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, caglar@...dus.org.tr,
	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>, Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>,
	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v5

On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 03:12:29AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> i'm pleased to announce release -v5 of the CFS scheduler patchset. The 
> patch against v2.6.21-rc7 and v2.6.20.7 can be downloaded from:
...
>  - feature: add initial sys_sched_yield_to() implementation. Not hooked 
>    into the futex code yet, but testers are encouraged to give the 
>    syscalls a try, on i686 the new syscall is __NR_yield_to==320, on 
>    x86_64 it's __NR_yield_to==280. The prototype is 
>    sys_sched_yield_to(pid_t), as suggested by Ulrich Drepper.

The new version does not link here (amd64,smp):

  LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
  arch/x86_64/kernel/built-in.o:(.rodata+0x1dd8): undefined reference to
  `sys_yield_to'

-- 
Markus
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