diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index dd07ac0..7de815c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -218,9 +218,10 @@
 #define TASK_WAKEKILL		128
 #define TASK_WAKING		256
 #define TASK_PARKED		512
-#define TASK_STATE_MAX		1024
+#define TASK_NOLOAD		1024
+#define TASK_STATE_MAX		2048
 
-#define TASK_STATE_TO_CHAR_STR "RSDTtXZxKWP"
+#define TASK_STATE_TO_CHAR_STR "RSDTtXZxKWPN"
 
 extern char ___assert_task_state[1 - 2*!!(
 		sizeof(TASK_STATE_TO_CHAR_STR)-1 != ilog2(TASK_STATE_MAX)+1)];
@@ -230,6 +231,8 @@
 #define TASK_STOPPED		(TASK_WAKEKILL | __TASK_STOPPED)
 #define TASK_TRACED		(TASK_WAKEKILL | __TASK_TRACED)
 
+#define TASK_IDLE		(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE | TASK_NOLOAD)
+
 /* Convenience macros for the sake of wake_up */
 #define TASK_NORMAL		(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE | TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE)
 #define TASK_ALL		(TASK_NORMAL | __TASK_STOPPED | __TASK_TRACED)
@@ -245,7 +248,8 @@
 			((task->state & (__TASK_STOPPED | __TASK_TRACED)) != 0)
 #define task_contributes_to_load(task)	\
 				((task->state & TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE) != 0 && \
-				 (task->flags & PF_FROZEN) == 0)
+				 (task->flags & PF_FROZEN) == 0 && \
+				 (task->state & TASK_NOLOAD) == 0)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP