From: Tao Cui <cui.tao@linux.dev>
To: tj@kernel.org
Cc: void@manifault.com, arighi@nvidia.com, changwoo@igalia.com,
michalblk@google.com, liwanwu@kylinos.cn,
sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, cui.tao@linux.dev,
Tao Cui <cuitao@kylinos.cn>
Subject: [PATCH v3 1/2] sched_ext: document the rolling-cursor requirement for dsq_vtime
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 10:48:11 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260902024812.794879-2-cui.tao@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260902024812.794879-1-cui.tao@linux.dev>
From: Tao Cui <cuitao@kylinos.cn>
scx_bpf_dsq_insert_vtime() orders tasks by time_before64(), which is
only meaningful when the values within a given DSQ stay less than 2^63
apart. This is implicit in how a vtime scheduler works but not spelled
out anywhere. Document it so BPF scheduler authors know the
constraint.
Signed-off-by: Tao Cui <cuitao@kylinos.cn>
---
kernel/sched/ext/ext.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index 8041c87a3562..81a506a4c8ab 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -8903,7 +8903,9 @@ struct scx_bpf_dsq_insert_vtime_args {
*
* @args->vtime ordering is according to time_before64() which considers
* wrapping. A numerically larger vtime may indicate an earlier position in the
- * ordering and vice-versa.
+ * ordering and vice-versa. vtime is a rolling cursor and values used for
+ * ordering within a given DSQ should stay less than 2^63 apart for
+ * time_before64() ordering to remain well-defined.
*
* A DSQ can only be used as a FIFO or priority queue at any given time and this
* function must not be called on a DSQ which already has one or more FIFO tasks
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-02 2:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-02 2:48 [PATCH v3 0/2] sched_ext: document and enforce vtime ordering constraints Tao Cui
2026-09-02 2:48 ` Tao Cui [this message]
2026-09-02 2:48 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] sched_ext/scx_flatcg: make cgv_node_less() wraparound-safe Tao Cui
2026-09-02 3:03 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-02 6:42 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] sched_ext: document and enforce vtime ordering constraints Tejun Heo
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