Re: linux-next: manual merge of the sched-ext tree with the tip tree

From: Tejun Heo

Date: Mon Mar 09 2026 - 16:07:58 EST


On Mon, Mar 09, 2026 at 06:49:44PM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Today's linux-next merge of the sched-ext tree got a conflict in:
>
> kernel/sched/ext.c
>
> between commits:
>
> c2a57380df9dd ("sched: Replace use of system_unbound_wq with system_dfl_wq")
>
> from the tip tree and commit:
>
> cde94c032b32b ("sched_ext: Make watchdog sub-sched aware")
>
> from the sched-ext tree.
>
> I fixed it up (see below) and can carry the fix as necessary. This
> is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your tree
> is submitted for merging. You may also want to consider cooperating
> with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any particularly
> complex conflicts.

I pulled in sched/core into sched_ext/for-7.1 and resolved the conflict.

> I do note there's another system_unbound_wq usage there which for some
> reason wasn't updated...

Yeah, I'll queue a patch to convert that one too.

Thanks.

--
tejun