On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:13 PM, LaurenÈiu DascÄlu <dascalu.laurentziu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to implement a simple scheduling policy in the Linux kernel, > but I'm not sure if I correctly understand the sched_class interface. > Specifically, I would like to know more about the following functions: There's some useful information about sched_class interface inside [1], check 'Scheduler Classes', page 89. > > * put_prev_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev) > Q: It means the prev was preempted and I have to reschedule another > task? Or I have just to add prev to the running queue? put_prev_task first announces to the scheduler class that the currently running task is going to be replaced by another one. So I guess, that prev was preempted but it is still in the running queue. Now the scheduler has to dequeue it, and to schedule another task. > > The code should look something like: > > if (prev->se.on_rq) > { > Â enqueue_task(rq, prev); > } > > or I'm wrong? Why do you want to enqueue prev? Isn't rq supposed to hold the current running tasks? > * task_tick(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int queued) > Q: Should I preempt the task p, by calling resched_task? What does > "queued" means? thanks, Daniel. [1] Professional Linux Kernel Architecture, W. Mauerer _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies