[$] Sched_ext at LPC 2024

The extensible scheduler class (sched_ext)enables the implementation of CPU schedulers as a set of BPF programsloaded from user space; it first hit the mailing lists in late 2022.Sched_ext has engendered its share of controversy since, but is currentlyslated to be part of the 6.12 kernel release. At the 2024 Linux Plumbers Conference, the growingsched_ext community held one of its first public gatherings; sched_extwould appear to have launched a new burst of creativity in schedulerdesign.