On Fri, Jan 23, 2026, at 3:49 PM, Andrea Righi wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Andrea Righi <[email protected]> > X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected] > Control: affects -1 ITP > > Package name : scx > Version : 1.2 > Upstream Author : Andrea Righi <[email protected]> > URL : https://github.com/sched-ext/scx > License : GPL-2 > Programming Lang: Rust and C > Description : sched_ext kernel schedulers and tooling > > sched_ext is a Linux kernel feature that enables implementing CPU > schedulers using BPF programs that can be dynamically loaded at runtime. > This allows safe and rapid iteration on scheduling policies without > requiring kernel rebuilds. > > The scx project provides a collection of sched_ext-based schedulers, along > with user-space tooling and libraries to manage, load, and experiment with > them. The user-space components are primarily written in Rust, while the > kernel-side scheduler logic is implemented in C via BPF. > > The core sched_ext infrastructure is available in the upstream Linux kernel > starting with version 6.12. > > I am looking for a volunteer to maintain the scx package in Debian. An > existing Debian packaging effort is available and can be used as a starting > point: https://github.com/sched-ext/scx/tree/deb-packaging
I guess this means this should rather be an RFP, not an ITP? or is your plan B to maintain it yourself? :) > If you are interested in maintaining this package, or have questions about > the upstream project or packaging status, please feel free to reach out. I might be interested, but I will need to take a closer look before committing. Fabian
