[RFC 1/12][PATCH] Extended scheduling parameters structure added.

[Raistlin]

An extended scheduling parameter structure, sched_param_ex, is defined in
this commit, as the starting point for supporting task models more
sophisticated than fixed-priority.

One that is both popular and (hopefully!) general enough is the so-called
sporadic task model, in which tasks' computation is divided into instances,
each one with:
 * a (maximum/typical) execution time,
 * a minimum interval between the activation of two consecutive instances,
 * a time instant by which the computation of the instance must be completed.

The new sched_param_ex reflects this model, and thus allows for better
specification of time sensitive workloads typical, for example, in real-time,
control and/or continuous media applications.

Signed-off-by: Raistlin <raistlin@xxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/sched.h |    8 ++++++++
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 75e6e60..ac9837c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ struct sched_param {
 
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
+struct sched_param_ex {
+	int sched_priority;
+	struct timespec sched_runtime;
+	struct timespec sched_deadline;
+	struct timespec sched_period;
+	int sched_flags;
+};
+
 struct exec_domain;
 struct futex_pi_state;
 struct robust_list_head;
-- 
1.6.0.4

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