From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: mingo@kernel.org
Cc: peterz@infradead.org, juri.lelli@redhat.com,
vincent.guittot@linaro.org, dietmar.eggemann@arm.com,
rostedt@goodmis.org, bsegall@google.com, mgorman@suse.de,
vschneid@redhat.com, kprateek.nayak@amd.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tj@kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] sched/core: Simplify/fix time updates
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:17:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260828104018.483560652@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260828101659.812011872@infradead.org>
Directly test RQCF_UPDATED instead of using convoluted logic to try and
divinate the same.
Notably, the multi-pick loop's pick_task() can, when it ends up balancing, lock
and unlock the calling CPUs RQ and 'lose' the RQCF_UPDATED tag, which then
trips set_next_task().
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
---
kernel/sched/core.c | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -6208,11 +6208,16 @@ extern void task_vruntime_update(struct
static void queue_core_balance(struct rq *rq);
+static void opt_update_rq_clock(struct rq *rq)
+{
+ if (!(rq->clock_update_flags & RQCF_UPDATED))
+ update_rq_clock(rq);
+}
+
static struct task_struct *
pick_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct rq_flags *rf)
__must_hold(__rq_lockp(rq))
{
- bool core_clock_updated = (rq == rq->core);
struct task_struct *next, *p, *max;
const struct cpumask *smt_mask;
int i, cpu, seq, occ = 0;
@@ -6269,10 +6274,7 @@ pick_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct rq_
/* reset state */
rq->core->core_cookie = 0UL;
if (rq->core->core_forceidle_count) {
- if (!core_clock_updated) {
- update_rq_clock(rq->core);
- core_clock_updated = true;
- }
+ opt_update_rq_clock(rq->core);
sched_core_account_forceidle(rq);
/* reset after accounting force idle */
rq->core->core_forceidle_start = 0;
@@ -6299,14 +6301,11 @@ pick_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct rq_
* and there are no cookied tasks running on siblings.
*/
if (!need_sync) {
+ opt_update_rq_clock(rq);
+
next = pick_task(rq, rf);
- if (unlikely(next == RETRY_TASK)) {
- /* rq lock may have been dropped, clocks invalidated */
- core_clock_updated = false;
- if (!(rq->clock_update_flags & RQCF_UPDATED))
- update_rq_clock(rq);
+ if (unlikely(next == RETRY_TASK))
goto restart;
- }
if (!next->core_cookie) {
rq->core_pick = NULL;
@@ -6329,6 +6328,7 @@ pick_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct rq_
*/
max = NULL;
for_each_cpu_wrap(i, smt_mask, cpu) {
+ struct rq_flags rf_i = *rf;
rq_i = cpu_rq(i);
/*
@@ -6336,18 +6336,12 @@ pick_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct rq_
* pick_next_task(). If the current cpu is not the core,
* the core may also have been updated above.
*/
- if (i != cpu && (rq_i != rq->core || !core_clock_updated))
- update_rq_clock(rq_i);
+ opt_update_rq_clock(rq_i);
- p = pick_task(rq_i, rf);
+ p = pick_task(rq_i, &rf_i);
if (unlikely(seq != rq->core->core_task_seq ||
- WARN_ON_ONCE(p == RETRY_TASK))) {
- /* rq lock may have been dropped, clocks invalidated */
- core_clock_updated = false;
- if (!(rq->clock_update_flags & RQCF_UPDATED))
- update_rq_clock(rq);
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(p == RETRY_TASK)))
goto restart;
- }
rq_i->core_pick = p;
rq_i->core_dl_server = rq_i->dl_server;
@@ -6356,6 +6350,13 @@ pick_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct rq_
max = p;
}
+ /*
+ * The above loop does @cpu first, if any sibling (which comes later)
+ * does a LOCK+UNLOCK of @rq in order to (try) steal a task, our
+ * RQCF_UPDATED got lost.
+ */
+ rq->clock_update_flags |= RQCF_UPDATED;
+
cookie = rq->core->core_cookie = max->core_cookie;
/*
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-28 10:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-28 10:16 [PATCH 0/7] sched: core-sched fixes and balancing Peter Zijlstra
2026-08-28 10:17 ` [PATCH 1/7] sched/core: Fix pick_next_task() self recursion Peter Zijlstra
2026-08-28 10:17 ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
2026-08-28 10:17 ` [PATCH 3/7] sched/core: Allow newidle for core-sched Peter Zijlstra
2026-08-28 10:17 ` [PATCH 4/7] sched/rt: Add early exit on balance path Peter Zijlstra
2026-08-28 10:17 ` [PATCH 5/7] sched/fair: Reflow pick_task_fair() / newidle Peter Zijlstra
2026-08-28 10:17 ` [PATCH 6/7] sched/fair: Push sched_balance_newidle() unlock down Peter Zijlstra
2026-08-28 10:17 ` [PATCH 7/7] sched: Remove sched_class::balance() Peter Zijlstra
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