Index: kernel/generic/include/cpu.h
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--- kernel/generic/include/cpu.h	(revision aae2869ce92cf8890c7625c4b51691f02993d436)
+++ kernel/generic/include/cpu.h	(revision 661a5ac96dee9520f007fe34747acee0f7403ef1)
@@ -60,5 +60,4 @@
 	atomic_size_t nrdy;
 	runq_t rq[RQ_COUNT];
-	volatile size_t needs_relink;
 
 	IRQ_SPINLOCK_DECLARE(timeoutlock);
@@ -74,7 +73,8 @@
 	size_t missed_clock_ticks;
 
-	/** Can only be accessed when interrupts are disabled. */
+	/** Can only be accessed by the CPU represented by this structure when interrupts are disabled. */
 	uint64_t current_clock_tick;
 	uint64_t preempt_deadline;  /* < when should the currently running thread be preempted */
+	uint64_t relink_deadline;
 
 	/**