From: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@linux.ibm.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v12 04/13] cpumask: Introduce cpu_preferred_mask
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 12:02:31 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260903063240.268775-5-sshegde@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260903063240.268775-1-sshegde@linux.ibm.com>
Provide the preferred CPU infrastructure. Define get/set macros
which could be used to get/set CPU state as preferred.
CONFIG_PREFERRED_CPU will be selected by the driver which handles
steal time values. It is going to set/clear preferred CPU state.
This driver will be called steal_governor and it is introduced in
subsequent patches. It periodically computes the steal ratio and
decides on preferred CPU state.
A CPU is set to preferred when it becomes active. Later it may be
marked as non-preferred depending on steal ratio by the steal_governor.
Always maintain design construct of preferred is subset of active.
i.e. preferred ⊆ active ⊆ online ⊆ present ⊆ possible
With CONFIG_PREFERRED_CPU=n, ensure set_cpu_preferred is a nop and get
method returns the active state in that case.
Signed-off-by: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@linux.ibm.com>
---
include/linux/cpumask.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/Kconfig.preempt | 4 ++++
kernel/cpu.c | 6 ++++++
kernel/sched/core.c | 5 +++++
4 files changed, 39 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h
index 7c8f16797f94..bf89bb3f30f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
@@ -121,12 +121,20 @@ extern struct cpumask __cpu_enabled_mask;
extern struct cpumask __cpu_present_mask;
extern struct cpumask __cpu_active_mask;
extern struct cpumask __cpu_dying_mask;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREFERRED_CPU
+extern struct cpumask __cpu_preferred_mask;
+#else
+#define __cpu_preferred_mask __cpu_active_mask
+#endif
+
#define cpu_possible_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_possible_mask)
#define cpu_online_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_online_mask)
#define cpu_enabled_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_enabled_mask)
#define cpu_present_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_present_mask)
#define cpu_active_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_active_mask)
#define cpu_dying_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_dying_mask)
+#define cpu_preferred_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_preferred_mask)
extern atomic_t __num_online_cpus;
extern unsigned int __num_possible_cpus;
@@ -1181,6 +1189,12 @@ void init_cpu_possible(const struct cpumask *src);
#define set_cpu_active(cpu, active) assign_cpu((cpu), &__cpu_active_mask, (active))
#define set_cpu_dying(cpu, dying) assign_cpu((cpu), &__cpu_dying_mask, (dying))
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREFERRED_CPU
+#define set_cpu_preferred(cpu, preferred) assign_cpu((cpu), &__cpu_preferred_mask, (preferred))
+#else
+#define set_cpu_preferred(cpu, preferred) do { } while (0)
+#endif
+
void set_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu, bool online);
void set_cpu_possible(unsigned int cpu, bool possible);
@@ -1275,6 +1289,11 @@ static __always_inline bool cpu_dying(unsigned int cpu)
return cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpu_dying_mask);
}
+static __always_inline bool cpu_preferred(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+ return cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpu_preferred_mask);
+}
+
#else
#define num_online_cpus() 1U
@@ -1313,6 +1332,11 @@ static __always_inline bool cpu_dying(unsigned int cpu)
return false;
}
+static __always_inline bool cpu_preferred(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+ return cpu == 0;
+}
+
#endif /* NR_CPUS > 1 */
#define cpu_is_offline(cpu) unlikely(!cpu_online(cpu))
diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig.preempt b/kernel/Kconfig.preempt
index 985aea617cfe..edc067a0c422 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig.preempt
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig.preempt
@@ -194,3 +194,7 @@ config SCHED_CLASS_EXT
For more information:
Documentation/scheduler/sched-ext.rst
https://github.com/sched-ext/scx
+
+config PREFERRED_CPU
+ bool
+ depends on SMP && PARAVIRT
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index b3c8553d7bd6..376d297a6292 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -3103,6 +3103,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cpu_dying_mask);
atomic_t __num_online_cpus __read_mostly;
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__num_online_cpus);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREFERRED_CPU
+struct cpumask __cpu_preferred_mask __read_mostly;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__cpu_preferred_mask);
+#endif
+
void init_cpu_present(const struct cpumask *src)
{
cpumask_copy(&__cpu_present_mask, src);
@@ -3160,6 +3165,7 @@ void __init boot_cpu_init(void)
/* Mark the boot cpu "present", "online" etc for SMP and UP case */
set_cpu_online(cpu, true);
set_cpu_active(cpu, true);
+ set_cpu_preferred(cpu, true);
set_cpu_present(cpu, true);
set_cpu_possible(cpu, true);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 5a61650f12b7..a689a0cea4eb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -8582,6 +8582,9 @@ int sched_cpu_activate(unsigned int cpu)
*/
sched_set_rq_online(rq, cpu);
+ /* preferred is subset of active and follows its state */
+ set_cpu_preferred(cpu, true);
+
return 0;
}
@@ -8595,6 +8598,8 @@ int sched_cpu_deactivate(unsigned int cpu)
if (ret)
return ret;
+ set_cpu_preferred(cpu, false);
+
/*
* Remove CPU from nohz.idle_cpus_mask to prevent participating in
* load balancing when not active
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-03 6:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-03 6:32 [PATCH v12 00/13] sched, steal_governor: Introduce preferred CPUs and steal-driven vCPU backoff Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 01/13] sched/cputime: Add kcpustat_field_total helper Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 16:26 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 02/13] cpumask: Introduce cpumask_intersects_and Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 03/13] sched/docs: Document cpu_preferred_mask and Preferred CPU concept Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` Shrikanth Hegde [this message]
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 05/13] sysfs: Add preferred CPU file Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 06/13] sched/core: Try to use a preferred CPU in is_cpu_allowed Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 07/13] sched/fair: Load balance only among preferred CPUs Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 08/13] sched/core: Push current task from non preferred CPU Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-05 0:28 ` Yury Norov
2026-09-07 3:23 ` Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-08 22:58 ` Yury Norov
2026-09-09 3:21 ` Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 09/13] sched/debug: Add migration stats due to non preferred CPUs Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 10/13] virt: Introduce steal governor driver Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 11/13] virt/steal_governor: Add control knobs for handling steal values Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 12/13] virt/steal_governor: Implement steal_governor policy loop Shrikanth Hegde
2026-09-03 6:32 ` [PATCH v12 13/13] virt/steal_governor: Enable the driver Shrikanth Hegde
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