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Linux 6.18 sched_ext Preps For Cgroup Sub-Scheduler Support
The sched_ext scheduler framework that allows creating kernel thread schedulers via BPF programs is ready with some updates for the Linux 6.18 kernel.
Sched_ext for Linux 6.18 is bringing code cleanups, new helpers, some debugging enhancements, and a variety of other improvements. Separate internal types and accessors to ext_internal.h to reduce the size of ext.c and improve maintainability. - Add new scx_bpf_cpu_curr() and scx_bpf_locked_rq() BPF helpers to provide safer access patterns with proper RCU protection.
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