6 files changed, 24 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 0b45dd1068f7..c6ce90fbb7ac 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -2522,8 +2522,8 @@ static void prio_changed_dl(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p,
 	}
 }
 
-const struct sched_class dl_sched_class
-	__section("__dl_sched_class") = {
+DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(dl) = {
+
 	.enqueue_task		= enqueue_task_dl,
 	.dequeue_task		= dequeue_task_dl,
 	.yield_task		= yield_task_dl,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index cd9a37c0601b..f30d35a43f73 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -11171,8 +11171,8 @@ static unsigned int get_rr_interval_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *task
 /*
  * All the scheduling class methods:
  */
-const struct sched_class fair_sched_class
-	__section("__fair_sched_class") = {
+DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(fair) = {
+
 	.enqueue_task		= enqueue_task_fair,
 	.dequeue_task		= dequeue_task_fair,
 	.yield_task		= yield_task_fair,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 846743e39b3c..9da69c4e0ee9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ static void update_curr_idle(struct rq *rq)
 /*
  * Simple, special scheduling class for the per-CPU idle tasks:
  */
-const struct sched_class idle_sched_class
-	__section("__idle_sched_class") = {
+DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(idle) = {
+
 	/* no enqueue/yield_task for idle tasks */
 
 	/* dequeue is not valid, we print a debug message there: */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index 8a3b1ba09253..9b27352e0c1b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -2431,8 +2431,8 @@ static unsigned int get_rr_interval_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *task)
 		return 0;
 }
 
-const struct sched_class rt_sched_class
-	__section("__rt_sched_class") = {
+DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(rt) = {
+
 	.enqueue_task		= enqueue_task_rt,
 	.dequeue_task		= dequeue_task_rt,
 	.yield_task		= yield_task_rt,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 965b2968c13a..3e45055efbc5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 #include <linux/tsacct_kern.h>
 
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
-#include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
 # include <asm/paravirt.h>
@@ -1836,7 +1835,7 @@ struct sched_class {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 	void (*task_change_group)(struct task_struct *p, int type);
 #endif
-} __aligned(STRUCT_ALIGNMENT); /* STRUCT_ALIGN(), vmlinux.lds.h */
+};
 
 static inline void put_prev_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 {
@@ -1850,6 +1849,20 @@ static inline void set_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *next)
 	next->sched_class->set_next_task(rq, next, false);
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Helper to define a sched_class instance; each one is placed in a separate
+ * section which is ordered by the linker script:
+ *
+ *   include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+ *
+ * Also enforce alignment on the instance, not the type, to guarantee layout.
+ */
+#define DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(name) \
+const struct sched_class name##_sched_class \
+	__aligned(__alignof__(struct sched_class)) \
+	__section("__" #name "_sched_class")
+
 /* Defined in include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h */
 extern struct sched_class __begin_sched_classes[];
 extern struct sched_class __end_sched_classes[];
diff --git a/kernel/sched/stop_task.c b/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
index ceb5b6b12561..91bb10cc070e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ static void update_curr_stop(struct rq *rq)
 /*
  * Simple, special scheduling class for the per-CPU stop tasks:
  */
-const struct sched_class stop_sched_class
-	__section("__stop_sched_class") = {
+DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(stop) = {
 
 	.enqueue_task		= enqueue_task_stop,
 	.dequeue_task		= dequeue_task_stop,