• Extensible scheduler class to be merged for 6.11

    From LWN.net@1337:1/100 to All on Tue Jun 11 22:00:06 2024
    Extensible scheduler class to be merged for 6.11

    Date:
    Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:49:49 +0000

    Description:
    The extensible scheduler class ("sched_ext") framework allows the writing of CPU schedulers as a set of
    BPF programs. It has been somewhat
    controversial , and its merging into the kernel has been blocked despite
    a clear level of interest from users.

    Linus Torvalds has now let
    it be known that he has made a decision and, overriding the scheduler maintainer, will merge sched_ext for the 6.11 release. I honestly see no reason to delay this any more. This whole
    patchset was the major (private) discussion at last year's kernel
    maintainer summit, and I don't find any value in having the same
    discussion (whether off-list or as an actual event) at the upcoming
    maintainer summit one year later, so to make any kind of sane
    progress, my current plan is to merge this for 6.11.

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    Link to news story:
    https://lwn.net/Articles/978007/


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