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 5/7] sched/fair: Reflow pick_task_fair() / newidle
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:17:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260828104018.787096901@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260828101659.812011872@infradead.org>
This is all histerical artifacts. Clean up the code to be less convoluted.
Note: this also re-enables balance for core-sched.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
---
kernel/sched/fair.c | 51 +++++++++++++--------------------------------------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5942,7 +5942,7 @@ static inline unsigned long cfs_rq_load_
return cfs_rq->avg.load_avg;
}
-static int sched_balance_newidle(struct rq *this_rq, struct rq_flags *rf)
+static void sched_balance_newidle(struct rq *this_rq, struct rq_flags *rf)
__must_hold(__rq_lockp(this_rq));
static inline unsigned long task_util(struct task_struct *p)
@@ -10049,11 +10049,17 @@ struct task_struct *pick_task_fair(struc
struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq = &rq->cfs;
struct sched_entity *se;
struct task_struct *p;
- int new_tasks;
again:
- if (!cfs_rq->h_nr_queued)
- goto idle;
+ if (unlikely(!cfs_rq->h_nr_queued)) {
+ rq_modified_begin(rq, &fair_sched_class);
+ sched_balance_newidle(rq, rf);
+ if (rq_modified_above(rq, &fair_sched_class))
+ return RETRY_TASK;
+
+ if (!cfs_rq->h_nr_queued)
+ return NULL;
+ }
/* Might not have done put_prev_entity() */
if (cfs_rq->curr && cfs_rq->curr->on_rq)
@@ -10065,17 +10071,6 @@ struct task_struct *pick_task_fair(struc
p = task_of(se);
return p;
-
-idle:
- if (sched_core_enabled(rq))
- return NULL;
-
- new_tasks = sched_balance_newidle(rq, rf);
- if (new_tasks < 0)
- return RETRY_TASK;
- if (new_tasks > 0)
- goto again;
- return NULL;
}
static struct task_struct *
@@ -14531,13 +14526,8 @@ static inline void nohz_newidle_balance(
/*
* sched_balance_newidle is called by schedule() if this_cpu is about to become
* idle. Attempts to pull tasks from other CPUs.
- *
- * Returns:
- * < 0 - we released the lock and there are !fair tasks present
- * 0 - failed, no new tasks
- * > 0 - success, new (fair) tasks present
*/
-static int sched_balance_newidle(struct rq *this_rq, struct rq_flags *rf)
+static void sched_balance_newidle(struct rq *this_rq, struct rq_flags *rf)
__must_hold(__rq_lockp(this_rq))
{
unsigned long next_balance = jiffies + HZ;
@@ -14554,7 +14544,7 @@ static int sched_balance_newidle(struct
* Return 0; the task will be enqueued when switching to idle.
*/
if (this_rq->ttwu_pending)
- return 0;
+ return;
/*
* We must set idle_stamp _before_ calling sched_balance_rq()
@@ -14567,7 +14557,7 @@ static int sched_balance_newidle(struct
* Do not pull tasks towards !active CPUs...
*/
if (!cpu_active(this_cpu))
- return 0;
+ return;
/*
* This is OK, because current is on_cpu, which avoids it being picked
@@ -14596,7 +14586,6 @@ static int sched_balance_newidle(struct
t0 = sched_clock_cpu(this_cpu);
__sched_balance_update_blocked_averages(this_rq);
- rq_modified_begin(this_rq, &fair_sched_class);
raw_spin_rq_unlock(this_rq);
for_each_domain(this_cpu, sd) {
@@ -14654,18 +14643,6 @@ static int sched_balance_newidle(struct
if (curr_cost > this_rq->max_idle_balance_cost)
this_rq->max_idle_balance_cost = curr_cost;
- /*
- * While browsing the domains, we released the rq lock, a task could
- * have been enqueued in the meantime. Since we're not going idle,
- * pretend we pulled a task.
- */
- if (this_rq->cfs.h_nr_queued && !pulled_task)
- pulled_task = 1;
-
- /* If a higher prio class was modified, restart the pick */
- if (rq_modified_above(this_rq, &fair_sched_class))
- pulled_task = -1;
-
out:
/* Move the next balance forward */
if (time_after(this_rq->next_balance, next_balance))
@@ -14677,8 +14654,6 @@ static int sched_balance_newidle(struct
nohz_newidle_balance(this_rq);
rq_repin_lock(this_rq, rf);
-
- return pulled_task;
}
/*
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 ` [PATCH 2/7] sched/core: Simplify/fix time updates Peter Zijlstra
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 ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
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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