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Date:	Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:17:30 +0100
From:	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
To:	Dongsheng Yang <yangds.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, joe@...ches.com,
	peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/15] sched/prio: Add a macro named NICE_TO_RLIMIT in
 prio.h.

On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:59:16PM +0800, Dongsheng Yang wrote:
> This patch add a macro named NICE_TO_RLIMIT in prio.h to
> convert nice value [19,-20] to rlimit style value [1,40].
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dongsheng Yang <yangds.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/sched/prio.h | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched/prio.h b/include/linux/sched/prio.h
> index ac32258..8e78c47 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched/prio.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched/prio.h
> @@ -41,4 +41,9 @@
>  #define TASK_USER_PRIO(p)	USER_PRIO((p)->static_prio)
>  #define MAX_USER_PRIO		(USER_PRIO(MAX_PRIO))
>  
> +/*
> + * Convert nice value [19,-20] to rlimit style value [1,40].
> + */
> +#define NICE_TO_RLIMIT(nice)	(MAX_NICE - nice + 1)

Where is MAX_NICE defined? The s390 patch fails to compile.

Also you probably want at least extra braces around the 'nice' usage to
avoid subtle side effects. (or make NICE_TO.. a function, whatever).

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