linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/14] sched: add period support for -deadline tasks.

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Message-ID: <20131014120724.GI3081@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:07:24 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/14] sched: add period support for -deadline tasks.

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 12:43:38PM +0200, Juri Lelli wrote:
> From: Harald Gustafsson <harald.gustafsson@...csson.com>
> 
> Make it possible to specify a period (different or equal than
> deadline) for -deadline tasks.

Could we add a little blurb here as to why we'd want this?

(I think I do, and I certainly know where to find the answer, but its
better to have a more complete changelog).
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