This allows us to change the representation (to a dangling bitmap or cpumask_var_t) without breaking all the callers: they can use tsk_cpumask() now and won't see a difference as the changes roll into linux-next.
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| @@ -1419,6 +1419,9 @@ struct task_struct { · 1418 unmodified lines | |||
| 1419 | #endif | 1419 | #endif |
| 1420 | }; | 1420 | }; |
| 1421 | 1421 | ||
| 1422 | /* Future-safe accessor for struct task_struct's cpus_allowed. */ | ||
| 1423 | #define tsk_cpumask(tsk) (&(tsk)->cpus_allowed) | ||
| 1424 | |||
| 1422 | /* | 1425 | /* |
| 1423 | * Priority of a process goes from 0..MAX_PRIO-1, valid RT | 1426 | * Priority of a process goes from 0..MAX_PRIO-1, valid RT |
| 1424 | * priority is 0..MAX_RT_PRIO-1, and SCHED_NORMAL/SCHED_BATCH | 1427 | * priority is 0..MAX_RT_PRIO-1, and SCHED_NORMAL/SCHED_BATCH |