diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst
index 0febe458597c..cf1eeefdfc32 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ arg3:
     ``pid`` of the task for which the operation applies.
 
 arg4:
-    ``pid_type`` for which the operation applies. It is of type ``enum pid_type``.
-    For example, if arg4 is ``PIDTYPE_TGID``, then the operation of this command
+    ``pid_type`` for which the operation applies. It is one of
+    ``PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_``-prefixed macro constants.  For example, if arg4
+    is ``PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD_GROUP``, then the operation of this command
     will be performed for all tasks in the task group of ``pid``.
 
 arg5:
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
index de45fcd2dcbe..bb73e9a0b24f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
@@ -268,5 +268,8 @@ struct prctl_mm_map {
 # define PR_SCHED_CORE_SHARE_TO		2 /* push core_sched cookie to pid */
 # define PR_SCHED_CORE_SHARE_FROM	3 /* pull core_sched cookie to pid */
 # define PR_SCHED_CORE_MAX		4
+# define PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD		0
+# define PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD_GROUP	1
+# define PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_PROCESS_GROUP	2
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_PRCTL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core_sched.c b/kernel/sched/core_sched.c
index 48ac72696012..517f72b008f5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core_sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core_sched.c
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ int sched_core_share_pid(unsigned int cmd, pid_t pid, enum pid_type type,
 	if (!static_branch_likely(&sched_smt_present))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD != PIDTYPE_PID);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD_GROUP != PIDTYPE_TGID);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_PROCESS_GROUP != PIDTYPE_PGID);
+
 	if (type > PIDTYPE_PGID || cmd >= PR_SCHED_CORE_MAX || pid < 0 ||
 	    (cmd != PR_SCHED_CORE_GET && uaddr))
 		return -EINVAL;