Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] sched: Use user_cpus_ptr for saving user provided cpumask in sched_setaffinity()

Peter Zijlstra
2022-08-15T08:57:15Z

On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 04:39:27PM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
> The user_cpus_ptr field is added by commit b90ca8badbd1 ("sched:
> Introduce task_struct::user_cpus_ptr to track requested affinity"). It
> is currently used only by arm64 arch due to possible asymmetric cpu
> setup. This patch extends its usage to save user provided cpumask when
> sched_setaffinity() is called for all arches.
>
> To preserve the existing arm64 use case, a new cpus_affinity_set flag is
> added to differentiate if user_cpus_ptr is set up by sched_setaffinity()
> or by force_compatible_cpus_allowed_ptr(). user_cpus_ptr
> set by sched_setaffinity() has priority and won't be
> overwritten by force_compatible_cpus_allowed_ptr() or
> relax_compatible_cpus_allowed_ptr().

What why ?! The only possible case where
restrict_cpus_allowed_ptr() will now need that weird new state is when
the affinity has never been set before, in that case cpus_ptr should be
possible_mask.

Please just make a single consistent rule and don't make weird corner
cases like this.