Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] sched/fair: Switch to task based throttle model

[Oliver Sang <oliver.sang@intel.com>]

hi, Aaron,

On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 11:52:43AM +0800, Aaron Lu wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 11:20:55PM +0800, kernel test robot wrote:
> > Hi Aaron,
> > 
> > kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
> > 
> > [auto build test WARNING on tip/sched/core]
> > [also build test WARNING on next-20250716]
> > [cannot apply to linus/master v6.16-rc6]
> > [If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
> > And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
> > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]
> > 
> > url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Aaron-Lu/sched-fair-Add-related-data-structure-for-task-based-throttle/20250715-152307
> > base:   tip/sched/core
> > patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250715071658.267-4-ziqianlu%40bytedance.com
> > patch subject: [PATCH v3 3/5] sched/fair: Switch to task based throttle model
> > config: xtensa-randconfig-r121-20250716 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250716/202507162238.qiw7kyu0-lkp@intel.com/config)
> > compiler: xtensa-linux-gcc (GCC) 8.5.0
> > reproduce: (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250716/202507162238.qiw7kyu0-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)
> > 
> > If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
> > the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
> > | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
> > | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202507162238.qiw7kyu0-lkp@intel.com/
> > 
> > sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
> >    kernel/sched/core.c: note: in included file (through arch/xtensa/include/asm/bitops.h, include/linux/bitops.h, include/linux/thread_info.h, ...):
> >    arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h:105:2: sparse: sparse: Unsupported xtensa ABI
> >    arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h:135:2: sparse: sparse: Unsupported Xtensa ABI
> >    kernel/sched/core.c: note: in included file:
> > >> kernel/sched/sched.h:741:44: sparse: sparse: dubious one-bit signed bitfield
> 
> Same problem as last report.
> 
> I've downloaded this compiler from kernel.org and confirmed there is no
> such warnings after using bool.


want to confirm, do you mean you can reproduce the build sparse error
> kernel/sched/sched.h:741:44: sparse: sparse: dubious one-bit signed bitfield


then after doing below change:

diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 3c3ea0089b0b5..6eb15b00edccd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ struct cfs_rq {
        u64                     throttled_clock_pelt_time;
        u64                     throttled_clock_self;
        u64                     throttled_clock_self_time;
-       int                     throttled:1;
+       bool                    throttled:1;
        int                     pelt_clock_throttled:1;
        int                     throttle_count;
        struct list_head        throttled_list;


the issue will disappear?


> 
> Thanks,
> Aaron
>