The patch titled introduce is_rt_policy() helper has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is introduce-is_rt_policy-helper.patch See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: introduce is_rt_policy() helper From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Imho, makes the code a bit easier to read. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/sched.h | 4 ++-- kernel/sched.c | 5 ++--- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff -puN include/linux/sched.h~introduce-is_rt_policy-helper include/linux/sched.h --- a/include/linux/sched.h~introduce-is_rt_policy-helper +++ a/include/linux/sched.h @@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ struct signal_struct { #define rt_prio(prio) unlikely((prio) < MAX_RT_PRIO) #define rt_task(p) rt_prio((p)->prio) #define batch_task(p) (unlikely((p)->policy == SCHED_BATCH)) -#define has_rt_policy(p) \ - unlikely((p)->policy != SCHED_NORMAL && (p)->policy != SCHED_BATCH) +#define is_rt_policy(p) ((p) != SCHED_NORMAL && (p) != SCHED_BATCH) +#define has_rt_policy(p) unlikely(is_rt_policy((p)->policy)) /* * Some day this will be a full-fledged user tracking system.. diff -puN kernel/sched.c~introduce-is_rt_policy-helper kernel/sched.c --- a/kernel/sched.c~introduce-is_rt_policy-helper +++ a/kernel/sched.c @@ -4072,8 +4072,7 @@ recheck: (p->mm && param->sched_priority > MAX_USER_RT_PRIO-1) || (!p->mm && param->sched_priority > MAX_RT_PRIO-1)) return -EINVAL; - if ((policy == SCHED_NORMAL || policy == SCHED_BATCH) - != (param->sched_priority == 0)) + if (is_rt_policy(policy) != (param->sched_priority != 0)) return -EINVAL; /* @@ -4097,7 +4096,7 @@ recheck: !rlim_rtprio) return -EPERM; /* can't increase priority */ - if ((policy != SCHED_NORMAL && policy != SCHED_BATCH) && + if (is_rt_policy(policy) && param->sched_priority > p->rt_priority && param->sched_priority > rlim_rtprio) return -EPERM; _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are sys_getppid-oopses-on-debug-kernel-v2.patch for-2618-revert-drop-tasklist-lock-in-do_sched_setscheduler.patch pid-implement-transfer_pid-and-use-it-to-simplify-de_thread.patch pid-remove-temporary-debug-code-in-attach_pid.patch rtmutex-clean-up-and-remove-some-extra-spinlocks.patch rtmutex-clean-up-and-remove-some-extra-spinlocks-more.patch elf_core_dump-dont-take-tasklist_lock.patch elf_fdpic_core_dump-dont-take-tasklist_lock.patch has_stopped_jobs-cleanup.patch __dequeue_signal-cleanup.patch do_sched_setscheduler-dont-take-tasklist_lock.patch introduce-is_rt_policy-helper.patch simplify-pid-iterators.patch pidhash-temporary-debug-checks.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html