Re: [PATCH v5 25/29] sched/deadline: Count the bandwidth a boosted task is given

[Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>]

Hello,

On 08/11/26 13:54, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> sched_setattr(SCHED_DEADLINE) on a sleeping task that priority
> inheritance boosted into the class leaves the new bandwidth out of
> this_bw. switched_to_dl() does not run, since the task is in the class
> already. sched_dl_overflow() changes this_bw only for a task of the
> deadline policy. When the task wakes up, __add_running_bw() warns:
> 
> 	WARN_ON_ONCE(dl_rq->running_bw > dl_rq->this_bw);
> 
> When the task leaves the runqueue, this_bw would stay short by that
> bandwidth, and skew GRUB reclaiming on that CPU.
> 
> Fix this by changing this_bw in __setparam_dl(), which every task that
> gains deadline parameters goes through. If no runqueue counts the
> bandwidth of the task, dl_change_utilization() now adds the new one. It
> now also runs when the bandwidth does not change. It then returns early,
> so that a sleeping task keeps its running_bw and its inactive timer.
> 
> A sugov kthread given a reservation of its own now has its bandwidth
> counted in this_bw. It reaches dl_change_utilization(), so the
> WARN_ON_ONCE() for SCHED_FLAG_SUGOV there goes. sched_dl_overflow()
> returned early for an unchanged bandwidth, even if no root domain counts
> it. That is the case for such a kthread, and for a task that a rebuild
> left out. Admit such a bandwidth as new. Without room, that fails with
> EBUSY. The Sashiko AI review of the third posting found this early
> return.
> 
> A reproducer shows the warning, and this_bw unchanged by the change.
> With this patch, this_bw takes the new bandwidth, and nothing warns.
> 
> Fixes: 8fd27231c330 ("sched/deadline: Track the "total rq utilization" too")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>

BTW, the whole sugov thing still remains an hack, but at least after
this it has less chances to break admission control etc. Bah, something
else to maybe keep in mind for the future.

Thanks,
Juri