[RFC PATCH] tools/sched_ext: Use u64 for kind field to fix ARM64 atomic ops
From: Xuewen Yan
Date: Mon Feb 09 2026 - 04:01:22 EST
From: Guohua Yan <guohua.yan@xxxxxxxxxx>
There are following compile errors in arm64:
bpftools/CORE/scx_simple.bpf.c:144:2: error: unsupported atomic operation, please use 64 bit version
144 | UEI_RECORD(uei, ei);
| ^
Convert kind from int to u64 to resolve ARM64 atomic operation
limitations. ARM64 primarily supports 64-bit atomic operations.
Signed-off-by: Guohua Yan <guohua.yan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/sched_ext/include/scx/user_exit_info_common.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/user_exit_info_common.h b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/user_exit_info_common.h
index 2d0981aedd89..5bad20faade1 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/user_exit_info_common.h
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/user_exit_info_common.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ enum uei_sizes {
};
struct user_exit_info {
- int kind;
+ u64 kind;
s64 exit_code;
char reason[UEI_REASON_LEN];
char msg[UEI_MSG_LEN];
--
2.25.1