Re: [PATCH,RFC] perf: panic due to inclied cpu context task_ctx value

[Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>]

On 03/31, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 15:28 +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> >
> > OK, synchronize_sched() can't work. How about
> >
> > 	static int force_perf_event_task_sched_out(void *unused)
> > 	{
> > 		struct task_struct *curr = current;
> >
> > 		__perf_event_task_sched_out(curr, task_rq(curr)->idle);
>
> I'd call task_ctx_sched_out() there,

Perhaps... but then we miss perf_cgroup_sched_out(). Anyway, I think
it is better to not optimize this code. If __perf_event_task_sched_in()
was called, it should be paired with __perf_event_task_sched_out().

> we can't actually use struct rq
> outside of sched.c

Yes, this should live in sched.c

> and we know we'll not swap contexts with the idle
> thread.

Yes, that is why it uses next = rq->idle.

> Anyway, I _think_ we can do better..

Yes, agreed. As I said, I don't like this too much.

Oleg.