linux-kernel - [tip: sched/fifo] sched,watchdog: Convert to sched_set

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Date:   Fri, 24 Jul 2020 08:33:42 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     wim@...ux-watchdog.org,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [tip: sched/fifo] sched,watchdog: Convert to sched_set_fifo()

The following commit has been merged into the sched/fifo branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     94beddacb53cddb78baab6b4597195bb766d70b0
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/94beddacb53cddb78baab6b4597195bb766d70b0
Author:        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:09:13 +02:00
Committer:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CommitterDate: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:10:24 +02:00

sched,watchdog: Convert to sched_set_fifo()

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 changes prio from 99 to 50.

Cc: wim@...ux-watchdog.org
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
index 7e4cd34..b9dc2c3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
@@ -1144,14 +1144,13 @@ void watchdog_dev_unregister(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 int __init watchdog_dev_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct sched_param param = {.sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO - 1,};
 
 	watchdog_kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "watchdogd");
 	if (IS_ERR(watchdog_kworker)) {
 		pr_err("Failed to create watchdog kworker\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(watchdog_kworker);
 	}
-	sched_setscheduler(watchdog_kworker->task, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
+	sched_set_fifo(watchdog_kworker->task);
 
 	err = class_register(&watchdog_class);
 	if (err < 0) {