Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mingo/linux-2.6-sched-devel

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mingo/linux-2.6-sched-devel: (62 commits)
  sched: build fix
  sched: better rt-group documentation
  sched: features fix
  sched: /debug/sched_features
  sched: add SCHED_FEAT_DEADLINE
  sched: debug: show a weight tree
  sched: fair: weight calculations
  sched: fair-group: de-couple load-balancing from the rb-trees
  sched: fair-group scheduling vs latency
  sched: rt-group: optimize dequeue_rt_stack
  sched: debug: add some debug code to handle the full hierarchy
  sched: fair-group: SMP-nice for group scheduling
  sched, cpuset: customize sched domains, core
  sched, cpuset: customize sched domains, docs
  sched: prepatory code movement
  sched: rt: multi level group constraints
  sched: task_group hierarchy
  sched: fix the task_group hierarchy for UID grouping
  sched: allow the group scheduler to have multiple levels
  sched: mix tasks and groups
  ...

lib/bitmap.c

@@ -315,6 +315,22 @@ int bitmap_scnprintf(char *buf, unsigned int buflen,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_scnprintf);
 
+/**
+ * bitmap_scnprintf_len - return buffer length needed to convert
+ * bitmap to an ASCII hex string.
+ * @len: number of bits to be converted
+ */
+int bitmap_scnprintf_len(unsigned int len)
+{
+	/* we need 9 chars per word for 32 bit words (8 hexdigits + sep/null) */
+	int bitslen = ALIGN(len, CHUNKSZ);
+	int wordlen = CHUNKSZ / 4;
+	int buflen = (bitslen / wordlen) * (wordlen + 1) * sizeof(char);
+
+	return buflen;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_scnprintf_len);
+
 /**
  * __bitmap_parse - convert an ASCII hex string into a bitmap.
  * @buf: pointer to buffer containing string.