linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH sched_ext/for-6.16] sched_ext: Explain the temporary situation around scx

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Message-ID: <aCTG7Yp-WCJwy1BI@mtj.duckdns.org>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 12:38:05 -0400
From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To: Andrea Righi <arighi@...dia.com>
Cc: David Vernet <void@...ifault.com>, Changwoo Min <changwoo@...lia.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH sched_ext/for-6.16] sched_ext: Explain the temporary
 situation around scx_root dereferences

On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 11:10:25AM -0400, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Naked scx_root dereferences are being used as temporary markers to indicate
> that they need to be updated to point to the right scheduler instance.
> Explain the situation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Cc: Andrea Righi <arighi@...dia.com>

Applied to sched_ext/for-6.16.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun