linux.git/kernel/sched, branch dev

sysctl: treewide: constify the ctl_table argument of proc_handlers

2024-07-24T18:59:29+00:00

const qualify the struct ctl_table argument in the proc_handler function signatures. This is a prerequisite to moving the static ctl_table structs into .rodata data which will ensure that proc_handler function pointers cannot be modified. This patch has been generated by the following coccinelle script: ``` virtual patch @r1@ identifier ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos; identifier func !~ "appldata_(timer|interval)_handler|sched_(rt|rr)_handler|rds_tcp_skbuf_handler|proc_sctp_do_(hmac_alg|rto_min|rto_max|udp_port|alpha_beta|auth|probe_interval)"; @@ int func( - struct ctl_table *ctl + const struct ctl_table *ctl ,int write, void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos); @r2@ identifier func, ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos; @@ int func( - struct ctl_table *ctl + const struct ctl_table *ctl ,int write, void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos) { ... } @r3@ identifier func; @@ int func( - struct ctl_table * + const struct ctl_table * ,int , void *, size_t *, loff_t *); @r4@ identifier func, ctl; @@ int func( - struct ctl_table *ctl + const struct ctl_table *ctl ,int , void *, size_t *, loff_t *); @r5@ identifier func, write, buffer, lenp, ppos; @@ int func( - struct ctl_table * + const struct ctl_table * ,int write, void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos); ``` * Code formatting was adjusted in xfs_sysctl.c to comply with code conventions. The xfs_stats_clear_proc_handler, xfs_panic_mask_proc_handler and xfs_deprecated_dointvec_minmax where adjusted. * The ctl_table argument in proc_watchdog_common was const qualified. This is called from a proc_handler itself and is calling back into another proc_handler, making it necessary to change it as part of the proc_handler migration. Co-developed-by: Thomas Weißschuh Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh Co-developed-by: Joel Granados Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

Merge tag 'sched-core-2024-07-16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

2024-07-17T00:00:50+00:00

Pull scheduler updates from Ingo Molnar: - Update Daniel Bristot de Oliveira's entry in MAINTAINERS, and credit him in CREDITS - Harmonize the lock-yielding behavior on dynamically selected preemption models with static ones - Reorganize the code a bit: split out sched/syscalls.c to reduce the size of sched/core.c - Micro-optimize psi_group_change() - Fix set_load_weight() for SCHED_IDLE tasks - Misc cleanups & fixes * tag 'sched-core-2024-07-16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: sched: Update MAINTAINERS and CREDITS sched/fair: set_load_weight() must also call reweight_task() for SCHED_IDLE tasks sched/psi: Optimise psi_group_change a bit sched/core: Drop spinlocks on contention iff kernel is preemptible sched/core: Move preempt_model_*() helpers from sched.h to preempt.h sched/balance: Skip unnecessary updates to idle load balancer's flags idle: Remove stale RCU comment sched/headers: Move struct pre-declarations to the beginning of the header sched/core: Clean up kernel/sched/sched.h a bit sched/core: Simplify prefetch_curr_exec_start() sched: Fix spelling in comments sched/syscalls: Split out kernel/sched/syscalls.c from kernel/sched/core.c

Merge tag 'rcu.2024.07.12a' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu

2024-07-15T22:25:27+00:00

Pull RCU updates from Paul McKenney: - Update Tasks RCU and Tasks Rude RCU description in Requirements.rst and clarify rcu_assign_pointer() and rcu_dereference() ordering properties - Add lockdep assertions for RCU readers, limit inline wakeups for callback-bypass synchronize_rcu(), add an rcutree.nohz_full_patience_delay to reduce nohz_full OS jitter, add Uladzislau Rezki as RCU maintainer, and fix a subtle callback-migration memory-ordering issue - Remove a number of redundant memory barriers - Remove unnecessary bypass-list lock-contention mitigation, use parking API instead of open-coded ad-hoc equivalent, and upgrade obsolete comments - Revert avoidance of a deadlock that can no longer occur and properly synchronize Tasks Trace RCU checking of runqueues - Add tests for handling of double-call_rcu() bug, add missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION, and add a script that histograms the number of calls to RCU updaters - Fill out SRCU polled-grace-period API * tag 'rcu.2024.07.12a' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu: (29 commits) rcu: Fix rcu_barrier() VS post CPUHP_TEARDOWN_CPU invocation rcu: Eliminate lockless accesses to rcu_sync->gp_count MAINTAINERS: Add Uladzislau Rezki as RCU maintainer rcu: Add rcutree.nohz_full_patience_delay to reduce nohz_full OS jitter rcu/exp: Remove redundant full memory barrier at the end of GP rcu: Remove full memory barrier on RCU stall printout rcu: Remove full memory barrier on boot time eqs sanity check rcu/exp: Remove superfluous full memory barrier upon first EQS snapshot rcu: Remove superfluous full memory barrier upon first EQS snapshot rcu: Remove full ordering on second EQS snapshot srcu: Fill out polled grace-period APIs srcu: Update cleanup_srcu_struct() comment srcu: Add NUM_ACTIVE_SRCU_POLL_OLDSTATE srcu: Disable interrupts directly in srcu_gp_end() rcu: Disable interrupts directly in rcu_gp_init() rcu/tree: Reduce wake up for synchronize_rcu() common case rcu/tasks: Fix stale task snaphot for Tasks Trace tools/rcu: Add rcu-updaters.sh script rcutorture: Add missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() macros rcutorture: Fix rcu_torture_fwd_cb_cr() data race ...

Merge branch 'sched/urgent' into sched/core, to pick up fixes and refresh the branch

2024-07-11T08:42:33+00:00

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

sched/fair: set_load_weight() must also call reweight_task() for SCHED_IDLE tasks

2024-07-04T13:59:52+00:00

When a task's weight is being changed, set_load_weight() is called with @update_load set. As weight changes aren't trivial for the fair class, set_load_weight() calls fair.c::reweight_task() for fair class tasks. However, set_load_weight() first tests task_has_idle_policy() on entry and skips calling reweight_task() for SCHED_IDLE tasks. This is buggy as SCHED_IDLE tasks are just fair tasks with a very low weight and they would incorrectly skip load, vlag and position updates. Fix it by updating reweight_task() to take struct load_weight as idle weight can't be expressed with prio and making set_load_weight() call reweight_task() for SCHED_IDLE tasks too when @update_load is set. Fixes: 9059393e4ec1 ("sched/fair: Use reweight_entity() for set_user_nice()") Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.15+ Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240624102331.GI31592@noisy.programming.kicks-ass.net

sched/psi: Optimise psi_group_change a bit

2024-07-04T13:59:52+00:00

The current code loops over the psi_states only to call a helper which then resolves back to the action needed for each state using a switch statement. That is effectively creating a double indirection of a kind which, given how all the states need to be explicitly listed and handled anyway, we can simply remove. Both the for loop and the switch statement that is. The benefit is both in the code size and CPU time spent in this function. YMMV but on my Steam Deck, while in a game, the patch makes the CPU usage go from ~2.4% down to ~1.2%. Text size at the same time went from 0x323 to 0x2c1. Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Reviewed-by: Chengming Zhou Acked-by: Johannes Weiner Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240625135000.38652-1-tursulin@igalia.com

sched: Move psi_account_irqtime() out of update_rq_clock_task() hotpath

2024-07-01T11:01:44+00:00

It was reported that in moving to 6.1, a larger then 10% regression was seen in the performance of clock_gettime(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID,...). Using a simple reproducer, I found: 5.10: 100000000 calls in 24345994193 ns => 243.460 ns per call 100000000 calls in 24288172050 ns => 242.882 ns per call 100000000 calls in 24289135225 ns => 242.891 ns per call 6.1: 100000000 calls in 28248646742 ns => 282.486 ns per call 100000000 calls in 28227055067 ns => 282.271 ns per call 100000000 calls in 28177471287 ns => 281.775 ns per call The cause of this was finally narrowed down to the addition of psi_account_irqtime() in update_rq_clock_task(), in commit 52b1364ba0b1 ("sched/psi: Add PSI_IRQ to track IRQ/SOFTIRQ pressure"). In my initial attempt to resolve this, I leaned towards moving all accounting work out of the clock_gettime() call path, but it wasn't very pretty, so it will have to wait for a later deeper rework. Instead, Peter shared this approach: Rework psi_account_irqtime() to use its own psi_irq_time base for accounting, and move it out of the hotpath, calling it instead from sched_tick() and __schedule(). In testing this, we found the importance of ensuring psi_account_irqtime() is run under the rq_lock, which Johannes Weiner helpfully explained, so also add some lockdep annotations to make that requirement clear. With this change the performance is back in-line with 5.10: 6.1+fix: 100000000 calls in 24297324597 ns => 242.973 ns per call 100000000 calls in 24318869234 ns => 243.189 ns per call 100000000 calls in 24291564588 ns => 242.916 ns per call Reported-by: Jimmy Shiu Originally-by: Peter Zijlstra Signed-off-by: John Stultz Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Reviewed-by: Chengming Zhou Reviewed-by: Qais Yousef Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240618215909.4099720-1-jstultz@google.com

sched/deadline: Fix task_struct reference leak

2024-07-01T11:01:44+00:00

During the execution of the following stress test with linux-rt: stress-ng --cyclic 30 --timeout 30 --minimize --quiet kmemleak frequently reported a memory leak concerning the task_struct: unreferenced object 0xffff8881305b8000 (size 16136): comm "stress-ng", pid 614, jiffies 4294883961 (age 286.412s) object hex dump (first 32 bytes): 02 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .@.............. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ debug hex dump (first 16 bytes): 53 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 S............... backtrace: [<00000000046b6790>] dup_task_struct+0x30/0x540 [<00000000c5ca0f0b>] copy_process+0x3d9/0x50e0 [<00000000ced59777>] kernel_clone+0xb0/0x770 [<00000000a50befdc>] __do_sys_clone+0xb6/0xf0 [<000000001dbf2008>] do_syscall_64+0x5d/0xf0 [<00000000552900ff>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 The issue occurs in start_dl_timer(), which increments the task_struct reference count and sets a timer. The timer callback, dl_task_timer, is supposed to decrement the reference count upon expiration. However, if enqueue_task_dl() is called before the timer expires and cancels it, the reference count is not decremented, leading to the leak. This patch fixes the reference leak by ensuring the task_struct reference count is properly decremented when the timer is canceled. Fixes: feff2e65efd8 ("sched/deadline: Unthrottle PI boosted threads while enqueuing") Signed-off-by: Wander Lairson Costa Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Acked-by: Juri Lelli Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240620125618.11419-1-wander@redhat.com

Revert "sched/fair: Make sure to try to detach at least one movable task"

2024-07-01T11:01:43+00:00

This reverts commit b0defa7ae03ecf91b8bfd10ede430cff12fcbd06. b0defa7ae03ec changed the load balancing logic to ignore env.max_loop if all tasks examined to that point were pinned. The goal of the patch was to make it more likely to be able to detach a task buried in a long list of pinned tasks. However, this has the unfortunate side effect of creating an O(n) iteration in detach_tasks(), as we now must fully iterate every task on a cpu if all or most are pinned. Since this load balance code is done with rq lock held, and often in softirq context, it is very easy to trigger hard lockups. We observed such hard lockups with a user who affined O(10k) threads to a single cpu. When I discussed this with Vincent he initially suggested that we keep the limit on the number of tasks to detach, but increase the number of tasks we can search. However, after some back and forth on the mailing list, he recommended we instead revert the original patch, as it seems likely no one was actually getting hit by the original issue. Fixes: b0defa7ae03e ("sched/fair: Make sure to try to detach at least one movable task") Signed-off-by: Josh Don Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240620214450.316280-1-joshdon@google.com

rcu/tasks: Fix stale task snaphot for Tasks Trace

2024-06-06T18:50:04+00:00

When RCU-TASKS-TRACE pre-gp takes a snapshot of the current task running on all online CPUs, no explicit ordering synchronizes properly with a context switch. This lack of ordering can permit the new task to miss pre-grace-period update-side accesses. The following diagram, courtesy of Paul, shows the possible bad scenario: CPU 0 CPU 1 ----- ----- // Pre-GP update side access WRITE_ONCE(*X, 1); smp_mb(); r0 = rq->curr; RCU_INIT_POINTER(rq->curr, TASK_B) spin_unlock(rq) rcu_read_lock_trace() r1 = X; /* ignore TASK_B */ Either r0==TASK_B or r1==1 is needed but neither is guaranteed. One possible solution to solve this is to wait for an RCU grace period at the beginning of the RCU-tasks-trace grace period before taking the current tasks snaphot. However this would introduce large additional latencies to RCU-tasks-trace grace periods. Another solution is to lock the target runqueue while taking the current task snapshot. This ensures that the update side sees the latest context switch and subsequent context switches will see the pre-grace-period update side accesses. This commit therefore adds runqueue locking to cpu_curr_snapshot(). Fixes: e386b6725798 ("rcu-tasks: Eliminate RCU Tasks Trace IPIs to online CPUs") Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney