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Subject: Re: [announce] [patch] batch/idle priority scheduling, SCHED_BATCH
From: Nicholas Miell <nmiell@attbi.com>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
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On Mon, 2002-07-01 at 01:00, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> > This can be done in glibc.  linux/sched.h should not be used by
> > userspace applications, glibc has the define in <bits/sched.h> which is
> > included from <sched.h> - and <sched.h> is the file defined by Posix.
> 
> yes, this was my thinking too.

OK, I can understand that line of reasoning.

Keep in mind that someday, someone who is looking for the implementation
of the SCHED_OTHER policy will be thoroughly confused by the kernel's
complete lack of reference to SCHED_OTHER. And they'll be asking you for
clarification.

Or, you could make some note in the source that SCHED_OTHER is
SCHED_NORMAL and eliminate any source of confusion now.

- Nicholas

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