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c-user: Add scheduler glossary terms
Add glossary terms which characterize the relationship of a scheduler to a task.
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This term is an acronym for
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`Executable and Linkable Format <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable_and_Linkable_Format>`_.
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eligible scheduler
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An eligible scheduler of a :term:`task` is a :term:`scheduler` which can be
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used by the task to allocate a processor for the task.
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embedded
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An application that is delivered as a hidden part of a larger system.
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For example, the software in a fuel-injection control system is an
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dispatch is marked as necessary, then the next thread dispatch will make
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the heir task the executing task.
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helping scheduler
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A helping scheduler of a :term:`task` is a :term:`scheduler` which is a
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:term:`eligible scheduler` and which is not the :term:`home scheduler` of
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the task.
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heterogeneous
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A multiprocessor computer system composed of dissimilar processors.
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home scheduler
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The home scheduler of a :term:`task` is a :term:`scheduler` which is a
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:term:`eligible scheduler` and which is assigned to the task during the
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initialization or explicitly via a directive call such as
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:c:func:`rtems_task_set_scheduler`.
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homogeneous
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A multiprocessor computer system composed of a single type of processor.
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A special low priority task which assumes control of the CPU when no
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other task is able to execute.
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ineligible scheduler
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An ineligible scheduler of a :term:`task` is a :term:`scheduler` which is
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not an :term:`eligible scheduler`.
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interface
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A specification of the methodology used to connect multiple independent
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subsystems.
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priority number and assign the tasks with the lowest priority number to
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one processor of the set of processors owned by a scheduler instance.
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A scheduler is either an :term:`eligible scheduler` or a
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:term:`ineligible scheduler` for a task. An :term:`eligible scheduler` is
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either the :term:`home scheduler` or a :term:`helping scheduler` for a
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task.
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scheduler instance
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A scheduler instance is a scheduling algorithm with a corresponding
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context to store its internal state. Each processor in the system is
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