From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>,
Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>,
Changwoo Min <changwoo@igalia.com>
Cc: sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>,
Michal Koutny <mkoutny@suse.com>,
cgroups@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] sched_ext: Deliver cgroup ops to each task_group's sched
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:17:24 -1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260718081727.582037-6-tj@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260718081727.582037-1-tj@kernel.org>
With sub-schedulers claiming cgroup subtrees, cgroup ops must be delivered
to each task_group's sched rather than always to root. Add tg->scx.sched to
track which sched initialized the task_group. It is set and cleared together
with SCX_TG_INITED.
Deliver the ops accordingly:
- ops.cgroup_exit() goes to the sched whose ops.cgroup_init() it pairs with.
- ops.cgroup_prep_move/move/cancel_move() go to the task's sched, and only
for moves that don't re-home the task. A re-homing move is reported
through the ops.exit_task/init_task() pair instead. The cgroups passed to
the move ops can be outside the sched's inited set as the cpu controller
can be coarser than the sub-scheduler topology.
- Knobs of a cgroup belong to the parent, so ops.set_weight/idle/bandwidth()
go to the parent task_group's sched.
All task_groups currently resolve to the root sched, so no behavior changes
until sub-schedulers start claiming cgroups.
While at it, scx_cgroup_init() is restructured so both paths share the
recording.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
---
include/linux/sched/ext.h | 2 +
kernel/sched/ext/ext.c | 157 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
kernel/sched/ext/internal.h | 34 +++++++-
3 files changed, 146 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
index cce42b21f5f5..a6db5d300f30 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { retur
struct scx_task_group {
#ifdef CONFIG_EXT_GROUP_SCHED
+ struct scx_sched *sched;
+
u32 flags; /* SCX_TG_* */
u32 weight;
u64 bw_period_us;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index 6bac68758704..b542900da5a3 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -4339,6 +4339,51 @@ void scx_tg_init(struct task_group *tg)
tg->scx.idle = false;
}
+/**
+ * scx_tg_sched - Resolve a task_group's sched
+ * @tg: task_group of interest
+ *
+ * Return the sched that @tg's ops.cgroup_init() succeeded on, %NULL if @tg
+ * isn't inited. An autogroup tg has no cgroup of its own and resolves to the
+ * root sched.
+ *
+ * Safe for callers read-locking the ops rwsem. tg->scx.sched rewrites
+ * write-lock it, and tg on/offline can't overlap such callers as a css's files
+ * are created after online and drained before offline.
+ */
+static struct scx_sched *scx_tg_sched(struct task_group *tg)
+{
+ lockdep_assert(lockdep_is_held(&cgroup_mutex) ||
+ lockdep_is_held(&scx_cgroup_ops_rwsem));
+
+ if (!tg->css.cgroup)
+ tg = &root_task_group;
+ return tg->scx.sched;
+}
+
+/**
+ * scx_tg_knob_sched - Resolve the sched receiving a task_group's knob updates
+ * @tg: task_group of interest
+ *
+ * Knobs of a cgroup belong to the parent. Deliver the set_* ops to the
+ * parent task_group's sched, which equals @tg's own sched everywhere except
+ * at a sub-scheduler attach point, where the sub's parent sched receives
+ * them.
+ *
+ * The callers sit in @tg's cgroup file writes holding the ops rwsem read
+ * side. That extends scx_tg_sched()'s file-write argument to the parent's
+ * sched read: a parent css outlives its children's files.
+ */
+static struct scx_sched *scx_tg_knob_sched(struct task_group *tg)
+{
+ lockdep_assert(lockdep_is_held(&cgroup_mutex) ||
+ lockdep_is_held(&scx_cgroup_ops_rwsem));
+
+ if (!tg->css.cgroup || !tg->css.parent)
+ return scx_tg_sched(&root_task_group);
+ return scx_tg_sched(css_tg(tg->css.parent));
+}
+
int scx_tg_online(struct task_group *tg)
{
struct scx_sched *sch = scx_root;
@@ -4359,8 +4404,10 @@ int scx_tg_online(struct task_group *tg)
if (ret)
ret = scx_ops_sanitize_err(sch, "cgroup_init", ret);
}
- if (ret == 0)
+ if (ret == 0) {
+ tg->scx.sched = sch;
tg->scx.flags |= SCX_TG_ONLINE | SCX_TG_INITED;
+ }
} else {
tg->scx.flags |= SCX_TG_ONLINE;
}
@@ -4370,19 +4417,30 @@ int scx_tg_online(struct task_group *tg)
void scx_tg_offline(struct task_group *tg)
{
- struct scx_sched *sch = scx_root;
+ struct scx_sched *sch = tg->scx.sched;
WARN_ON_ONCE(!(tg->scx.flags & SCX_TG_ONLINE));
- if (scx_cgroup_enabled && SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_exit) &&
- (tg->scx.flags & SCX_TG_INITED))
+ /* INITED implies non-NULL @sch, test before SCX_HAS_OP() derefs */
+ if (scx_cgroup_enabled && (tg->scx.flags & SCX_TG_INITED) &&
+ SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_exit))
SCX_CALL_OP(sch, cgroup_exit, NULL, tg->css.cgroup);
+ tg->scx.sched = NULL;
tg->scx.flags &= ~(SCX_TG_ONLINE | SCX_TG_INITED);
}
+/*
+ * @p's sched for the cgroup migration paths. Stable as re-homes happen either
+ * at CGROUP_TASK_MIGRATED of the same migration or under scx_cgroup_lock(),
+ * both while holding cgroup_mutex.
+ */
+static struct scx_sched *scx_cgroup_task_sched(struct task_struct *p)
+{
+ return rcu_dereference_protected(p->scx.sched, lockdep_is_held(&cgroup_mutex));
+}
+
int scx_cgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
{
- struct scx_sched *sch = scx_root;
struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
struct task_struct *p;
int ret;
@@ -4391,6 +4449,7 @@ int scx_cgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
return 0;
cgroup_taskset_for_each(p, css, tset) {
+ struct scx_sched *sch = scx_cgroup_task_sched(p);
struct cgroup *from = tg_cgrp(task_group(p));
struct cgroup *to = tg_cgrp(css_tg(css));
@@ -4404,11 +4463,22 @@ int scx_cgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
if (from == to)
continue;
+ /*
+ * The cgroup_move ops are delivered to @p's sched, and only for
+ * moves that don't re-home @p. A re-homing move changes the dfl
+ * cgroup's sched and is reported through the
+ * exit_task/init_task pair that the re-homing generates.
+ */
+ if (!sch || sch != task_css_set(p)->mg_dst_cset->dfl_cgrp->scx_sched)
+ continue;
+
if (SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_prep_move)) {
ret = SCX_CALL_OP_RET(sch, cgroup_prep_move, NULL,
p, from, css->cgroup);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret) {
+ ret = scx_ops_sanitize_err(sch, "cgroup_prep_move", ret);
goto err;
+ }
}
p->scx.cgrp_moving_from = from;
@@ -4418,41 +4488,41 @@ int scx_cgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
err:
cgroup_taskset_for_each(p, css, tset) {
- if (SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_cancel_move) &&
- p->scx.cgrp_moving_from)
+ struct scx_sched *sch = scx_cgroup_task_sched(p);
+
+ /* cgrp_moving_from implies non-NULL @sch, test it first */
+ if (p->scx.cgrp_moving_from && SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_cancel_move))
SCX_CALL_OP(sch, cgroup_cancel_move, NULL,
p, p->scx.cgrp_moving_from, css->cgroup);
p->scx.cgrp_moving_from = NULL;
}
- return scx_ops_sanitize_err(sch, "cgroup_prep_move", ret);
+ return ret;
}
void scx_cgroup_move_task(struct task_struct *p)
{
- struct scx_sched *sch = scx_root;
+ struct scx_sched *sch;
if (!scx_cgroup_enabled)
return;
/*
- * scx_cgroup_can_attach() sets cgrp_moving_from only when the task's
- * cgroup changes. Migration keys off css rather than cgroup identity,
- * so it can hand an unchanged-cgroup task here with cgrp_moving_from
- * NULL. Nothing to report to the BPF scheduler then, so skip it and
- * keep prep_move and move paired. Cgroup ops run on the root sched,
- * dispatch on the explicit @sch.
+ * Migration keys off css rather than cgroup identity, so it can hand an
+ * unchanged-cgroup task here with cgrp_moving_from NULL. Nothing to
+ * report to the BPF scheduler then, so skip it and keep prep_move and
+ * move paired.
*/
- if (SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_move) && p->scx.cgrp_moving_from)
- __SCX_CALL_OP_TASK(sch, ops, cgroup_move, task_rq(p),
- p, p->scx.cgrp_moving_from,
- tg_cgrp(task_group(p)));
+ sch = scx_cgroup_task_sched(p);
+ if (p->scx.cgrp_moving_from && SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_move))
+ SCX_CALL_OP_TASK(sch, cgroup_move, task_rq(p),
+ p, p->scx.cgrp_moving_from,
+ tg_cgrp(task_group(p)));
p->scx.cgrp_moving_from = NULL;
}
void scx_cgroup_cancel_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
{
- struct scx_sched *sch = scx_root;
struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
struct task_struct *p;
@@ -4460,8 +4530,10 @@ void scx_cgroup_cancel_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
return;
cgroup_taskset_for_each(p, css, tset) {
- if (SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_cancel_move) &&
- p->scx.cgrp_moving_from)
+ struct scx_sched *sch = scx_cgroup_task_sched(p);
+
+ /* cgrp_moving_from implies non-NULL @sch, test it first */
+ if (p->scx.cgrp_moving_from && SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_cancel_move))
SCX_CALL_OP(sch, cgroup_cancel_move, NULL,
p, p->scx.cgrp_moving_from, css->cgroup);
p->scx.cgrp_moving_from = NULL;
@@ -4473,7 +4545,7 @@ void scx_group_set_weight(struct task_group *tg, unsigned long weight)
struct scx_sched *sch;
percpu_down_read(&scx_cgroup_ops_rwsem);
- sch = scx_root;
+ sch = scx_tg_knob_sched(tg);
if (scx_cgroup_enabled && SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_set_weight) &&
tg->scx.weight != weight)
@@ -4489,7 +4561,7 @@ void scx_group_set_idle(struct task_group *tg, bool idle)
struct scx_sched *sch;
percpu_down_read(&scx_cgroup_ops_rwsem);
- sch = scx_root;
+ sch = scx_tg_knob_sched(tg);
if (scx_cgroup_enabled && SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_set_idle))
SCX_CALL_OP(sch, cgroup_set_idle, NULL, tg_cgrp(tg), idle);
@@ -4506,7 +4578,7 @@ void scx_group_set_bandwidth(struct task_group *tg,
struct scx_sched *sch;
percpu_down_read(&scx_cgroup_ops_rwsem);
- sch = scx_root;
+ sch = scx_tg_knob_sched(tg);
if (scx_cgroup_enabled && SCX_HAS_OP(sch, cgroup_set_bandwidth) &&
(tg->scx.bw_period_us != period_us ||
@@ -4718,6 +4790,7 @@ static void scx_cgroup_exit(struct scx_sched *sch)
if (!(tg->scx.flags & SCX_TG_INITED))
continue;
+ tg->scx.sched = NULL;
tg->scx.flags &= ~SCX_TG_INITED;
if (!sch->ops.cgroup_exit)
@@ -4738,28 +4811,26 @@ static int scx_cgroup_init(struct scx_sched *sch)
*/
css_for_each_descendant_pre(css, &root_task_group.css) {
struct task_group *tg = css_tg(css);
- struct scx_cgroup_init_args args = {
- .weight = tg->scx.weight,
- .bw_period_us = tg->scx.bw_period_us,
- .bw_quota_us = tg->scx.bw_quota_us,
- .bw_burst_us = tg->scx.bw_burst_us,
- };
- if ((tg->scx.flags &
- (SCX_TG_ONLINE | SCX_TG_INITED)) != SCX_TG_ONLINE)
+ if ((tg->scx.flags & (SCX_TG_ONLINE | SCX_TG_INITED)) != SCX_TG_ONLINE)
continue;
- if (!sch->ops.cgroup_init) {
- tg->scx.flags |= SCX_TG_INITED;
- continue;
- }
+ if (sch->ops.cgroup_init) {
+ struct scx_cgroup_init_args args = {
+ .weight = tg->scx.weight,
+ .bw_period_us = tg->scx.bw_period_us,
+ .bw_quota_us = tg->scx.bw_quota_us,
+ .bw_burst_us = tg->scx.bw_burst_us,
+ };
- ret = SCX_CALL_OP_RET(sch, cgroup_init, NULL,
- css->cgroup, &args);
- if (ret) {
- scx_error(sch, "ops.cgroup_init() failed (%d)", ret);
- return ret;
+ ret = SCX_CALL_OP_RET(sch, cgroup_init, NULL, css->cgroup, &args);
+ if (ret) {
+ scx_error(sch, "ops.cgroup_init() failed (%d)", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
}
+
+ tg->scx.sched = sch;
tg->scx.flags |= SCX_TG_INITED;
}
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
index 23fc95502ea6..ad90d4645a33 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
@@ -645,8 +645,14 @@ struct sched_ext_ops {
* @cgrp: cgroup being initialized
* @args: init arguments, see the struct definition
*
- * Either the BPF scheduler is being loaded or @cgrp created, initialize
- * @cgrp for sched_ext. This operation may block.
+ * Initialize @cgrp for sched_ext, delivered to @cgrp's sched either
+ * when the BPF scheduler is being loaded or when @cgrp is created. This
+ * operation may block.
+ *
+ * When the BPF scheduler is being loaded or cgroups are being handed
+ * over, @cgrp may already have been removed by userspace: a removed
+ * cgroup stays schedulable until its dying tasks finish their final
+ * context switches.
*
* Return 0 for success, -errno for failure. An error return while
* loading will abort loading of the BPF scheduler. During cgroup
@@ -659,8 +665,13 @@ struct sched_ext_ops {
* @cgroup_exit: Exit a cgroup
* @cgrp: cgroup being exited
*
- * Either the BPF scheduler is being unloaded or @cgrp destroyed, exit
- * @cgrp for sched_ext. This operation my block.
+ * Exit @cgrp for sched_ext, delivered to the sched whose
+ * ops.cgroup_init() it pairs with, either when the BPF scheduler is
+ * being unloaded or when @cgrp is destroyed. This operation may block.
+ *
+ * For a destroyed @cgrp, delivery follows the last scheduling event on
+ * it: a removed cgroup stays schedulable until its dying tasks finish
+ * their final context switches.
*/
void (*cgroup_exit)(struct cgroup *cgrp);
@@ -673,6 +684,12 @@ struct sched_ext_ops {
* Prepare @p for move from cgroup @from to @to. This operation may
* block and can be used for allocations.
*
+ * The cgroup_move ops are delivered to @p's sched, and only for moves
+ * that don't re-home @p. A re-homing move is reported through
+ * ops.exit_task() and ops.init_task() instead. @from and @to can
+ * reference cgroups the sched never received ops.cgroup_init() for, as
+ * the cpu controller can be coarser than the sub-scheduler topology.
+ *
* Return 0 for success, -errno for failure. An error return aborts the
* migration.
*/
@@ -708,6 +725,11 @@ struct sched_ext_ops {
* @weight: new weight [1..10000]
*
* Update @cgrp's weight to @weight.
+ *
+ * Knobs of a cgroup belong to the parent, so the set_* ops are
+ * delivered to @cgrp's parent's sched. That sched may never have seen
+ * ops.cgroup_init() for @cgrp - at a sub-scheduler attach point, the
+ * parent sched tracks @cgrp through ops.sub_attach() instead.
*/
void (*cgroup_set_weight)(struct cgroup *cgrp, u32 weight);
@@ -728,6 +750,8 @@ struct sched_ext_ops {
* burst temporarily. The specific control mechanism and thus the
* interpretation of @period_us and burstiness is up to the BPF
* scheduler.
+ *
+ * Delivery follows the same rule as cgroup_set_weight().
*/
void (*cgroup_set_bandwidth)(struct cgroup *cgrp,
u64 period_us, u64 quota_us, u64 burst_us);
@@ -740,6 +764,8 @@ struct sched_ext_ops {
* Update @cgrp's idle state to @idle. This callback is invoked when
* a cgroup transitions between idle and non-idle states, allowing the
* BPF scheduler to adjust its behavior accordingly.
+ *
+ * Delivery follows the same rule as cgroup_set_weight().
*/
void (*cgroup_set_idle)(struct cgroup *cgrp, bool idle);
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-18 8:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-18 8:17 [PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.3] sched_ext: Cgroup migration and op delivery for sub-schedulers Tejun Heo
2026-07-18 8:17 ` [PATCH 1/8] cgroup: Add cgroup_task_notifier and task migration events Tejun Heo
2026-07-18 8:17 ` [PATCH 2/8] sched_ext: Factor out scx_rehome_task() and scx_punt_task() Tejun Heo
2026-07-18 8:17 ` [PATCH 3/8] sched_ext: Relocate scx_cgroup_enabled Tejun Heo
2026-07-18 8:17 ` [PATCH 4/8] sched_ext: Re-home tasks on cgroup migration Tejun Heo
2026-07-18 8:17 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2026-07-18 8:17 ` [PATCH 6/8] sched_ext: Hand over cgroups at sub-scheduler enable/disable Tejun Heo
2026-07-18 8:17 ` [PATCH 7/8] tools/sched_ext: scx_qmap - Consume cgroup weights through set_weight Tejun Heo
2026-07-18 8:17 ` [PATCH 8/8] tools/sched_ext: scx_qmap - Add init fault injection modes Tejun Heo
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