linux-kernel - [PATCH 20/23] sched,rcutorture: Convert to sched_set_fifo

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Date:   Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:27:39 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, rostedt@...dmis.org, qais.yousef@....com,
        juri.lelli@...hat.com, vincent.guittot@...aro.org,
        dietmar.eggemann@....com, bsegall@...gle.com, mgorman@...e.de,
        peterz@...radead.org, paulmck@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH 20/23] sched,rcutorture: Convert to sched_set_fifo_low()

Because SCHED_FIFO is a broken scheduler model (see previous patches)
take away the priority field, the kernel can't possibly make an
informed decision.

Effectively no change.

Cc: paulmck@...nel.org
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c |    4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -802,13 +802,11 @@ static int rcu_torture_boost(void *arg)
 	unsigned long endtime;
 	unsigned long oldstarttime;
 	struct rcu_boost_inflight rbi = { .inflight = 0 };
-	struct sched_param sp;
 
 	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_boost started");
 
 	/* Set real-time priority. */
-	sp.sched_priority = 1;
-	if (sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_FIFO, &sp) < 0) {
+	if (sched_set_fifo_low(current) < 0) {
 		VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_boost RT prio failed!");
 		n_rcu_torture_boost_rterror++;
 	}