linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 7/7] Introduce a config option for scheduler time slice extension feature

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Message-ID: <EDF923BD-849D-4307-B2E4-FAED853EB6E9@oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 19:04:52 +0000
From: Prakash Sangappa <prakash.sangappa@...cle.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 7/7] Introduce a config option for scheduler time slice
 extension feature



> On Jul 1, 2025, at 1:46 AM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jul 01 2025 at 00:37, Prakash Sangappa wrote:
>> Add a config option to enable schedule time slice extension.
> 
> This is so backwards that it's not even funny anymore.
> 
>> +config SCHED_PREEMPT_DELAY
>> + def_bool y
>> + depends on SMP && RSEQ
> 
> and hilariously fails to include a SCHED_HRTICK dependency.
> 

Will fix that.
-Prakash

> Impressive….