Commit 163f8b7f9a84 for kernel
commit 163f8b7f9a84086c67c76aeadc04e6d43e32df6e
Author: Kuba Piecuch <jpiecuch@google.com>
Date: Tue Apr 28 12:46:01 2026 +0000
sched_ext: Call wakeup_preempt() in local_dsq_post_enq()
There are several edge cases (see linked thread) where an IMMED task
can be left lingering on a local DSQ if an RT task swoops in at the
wrong time. All of these edge cases are due to rq->next_class being idle
even after dispatching a task to rq's local DSQ. We should bump
rq->next_class to &ext_sched_class as soon as we've inserted a task into
the local DSQ.
To optimize the common case of rq->next_class == &ext_sched_class,
only call wakeup_preempt() if rq->next_class is below EXT. If next_class
is EXT or above, wakeup_preempt() is a no-op anyway.
This lets us also simplify the preempt_curr() logic a bit since
wakeup_preempt() will call preempt_curr() for us if next_class is
below EXT.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/DHZPHUFXB4N3.2RY28MUEWBNYK@google.com/
Signed-off-by: Kuba Piecuch <jpiecuch@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 9eda20e5fdb8..cac0b18239fe 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -1402,14 +1402,51 @@ static void local_dsq_post_enq(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_dispatch_q *dsq
struct task_struct *p, u64 enq_flags)
{
struct rq *rq = container_of(dsq, struct rq, scx.local_dsq);
- bool preempt = false;
call_task_dequeue(sch, rq, p, 0);
+ /*
+ * Note that @rq's lock may be dropped between this enqueue and @p
+ * actually getting on CPU. This gives higher-class tasks (e.g. RT)
+ * an opportunity to wake up on @rq and prevent @p from running.
+ * Here are some concrete examples:
+ *
+ * Example 1:
+ *
+ * We dispatch two tasks from a single ops.dispatch():
+ * - First, a local task to this CPU's local DSQ;
+ * - Second, a local/remote task to a remote CPU's local DSQ.
+ * We must drop the local rq lock in order to finish the second
+ * dispatch. In that time, an RT task can wake up on the local rq.
+ *
+ * Example 2:
+ *
+ * We dispatch a local/remote task to a remote CPU's local DSQ.
+ * We must drop the remote rq lock before the dispatched task can run,
+ * which gives an RT task an opportunity to wake up on the remote rq.
+ *
+ * Both examples work the same if we replace dispatching with moving
+ * the tasks from a user-created DSQ.
+ *
+ * We must detect these wakeups so that we can re-enqueue IMMED tasks
+ * from @rq's local DSQ. scx_wakeup_preempt() serves exactly this
+ * purpose, but for it to be invoked, we must ensure that we bump
+ * @rq->next_class to &ext_sched_class if it's currently idle.
+ *
+ * wakeup_preempt() does the bumping, and since we only invoke it if
+ * @rq->next_class is below &ext_sched_class, it will also
+ * resched_curr(rq).
+ */
+ if (sched_class_above(p->sched_class, rq->next_class))
+ wakeup_preempt(rq, p, 0);
+
/*
* If @rq is in balance, the CPU is already vacant and looking for the
* next task to run. No need to preempt or trigger resched after moving
* @p into its local DSQ.
+ * Note that the wakeup_preempt() above may have already triggered
+ * a resched if @rq->next_class was idle. It's harmless, since
+ * need_resched is cleared immediately after task pick.
*/
if (rq->scx.flags & SCX_RQ_IN_BALANCE)
return;
@@ -1417,11 +1454,8 @@ static void local_dsq_post_enq(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_dispatch_q *dsq
if ((enq_flags & SCX_ENQ_PREEMPT) && p != rq->curr &&
rq->curr->sched_class == &ext_sched_class) {
rq->curr->scx.slice = 0;
- preempt = true;
- }
-
- if (preempt || sched_class_above(&ext_sched_class, rq->curr->sched_class))
resched_curr(rq);
+ }
}
static void dispatch_enqueue(struct scx_sched *sch, struct rq *rq,