Re: scheduler hook?

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> OK, this is indeed best done in the scheduler. You can
> probably go for a 2-phase approach:
>
> 1) use a function pointer in the task struct, which
>    is set for each task when your module is loaded

The point is that my module do not know the processes it will have to hook - 
they are passed from a dev file.

>
> 2) somewhere in the scheduler code (when a process is
>    selected):
>
> 	if (p->schedule_profile)
> 		... call the magic function pointer
This has to be done on-the-fly, that is, I can not recompile the kernel - 
this must be done by a online-patch.
>
> regards,
>
> Rik

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