[PATCH, v8 2/3] hrtimer: implement PR_GET_EFFECTIVE_TIMERSLACK
From: Kirill A. Shutsemov
Date: Thu Mar 03 2011 - 09:19:25 EST
From: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
PR_GET_EFFECTIVE_TIMERSLACK allows process to know its effective timer
slack value.
Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/prctl.h | 6 ++++++
kernel/sys.c | 3 +++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/prctl.h b/include/linux/prctl.h
index a3baeb2..3199458 100644
--- a/include/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/prctl.h
@@ -102,4 +102,10 @@
#define PR_MCE_KILL_GET 34
+/*
+ * Get effective timerslack value for the process.
+ * It can be higher than PR_GET_TIMERSLACK.
+ */
+#define PR_GET_EFFECTIVE_TIMERSLACK 35
+
#endif /* _LINUX_PRCTL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 18da702..b2ec8bf 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1693,6 +1693,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(prctl, int, option, unsigned long, arg2, unsigned long, arg3,
case PR_GET_TIMERSLACK:
error = current->timer_slack_ns;
break;
+ case PR_GET_EFFECTIVE_TIMERSLACK:
+ error = task_get_effective_timer_slack(current);
+ break;
case PR_SET_TIMERSLACK:
if (arg2 <= 0)
current->timer_slack_ns =
--
1.7.4.1
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