linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/14] sched: SCHED_DEADLINE SMP-related data structures & logic.

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Date:	Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:47:18 -0500
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/14] sched: SCHED_DEADLINE SMP-related data structures
 & logic.

On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 08:26:31 -0800
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> > >> I guess "deadline tasks" is too much generic; "SCHED_DEADLINE tasks" too long;
> > >> "DL" or "-dl" can be associated to "download". Nothing special in the end, just
> > >> tought it was a reasonable abbreviation.
> > > 
> > > My guess was that "-deadline" was an abbreviation for tasks that had
> > > missed their deadline, just so you know.  ;-)
> > >
> > 
> > Argh! ;)
> > 
> > Actually, thinking about it twice: if we call "-rt tasks" things that are
> > governed by code that resides in sched/rt.c, we could agree on "-deadline
> > tasks" for things that pass through sched/deadline.c.
> 
> Actually, "SCHED_DEADLINE" isn't -that- much longer than "-deadline"
> and it does have the virtue of being unambiguous.
> 

 -sdl ?

Unless you are a fan of "Saturday Day Live!" (for the older generation
that can't stay awake for SNL)

-- Steve
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