Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] sched/eevdf: Cap protection when current has the shortest slice

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Thu, Oct 01, 2026 at 02:40:14PM +0100, Christian Loehle wrote:
> Changing a task slice preserves its remaining request. With
> PLACE_REL_DEADLINE, the deadline can therefore extend beyond the new
> slice after sched_setattr() reduces it.

Or, the new slice is only effective after the current expires.

Is there a reason we care about this? Changelog didn't mention.