From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: tj@kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, peterz@infradead.org,
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Subject: [PATCH 10/14] sched: Add locking comments to sched_class methods
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:44:19 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250910155809.456383178@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20250910154409.446470175@infradead.org
'Document' the locking context the various sched_class methods are
called under.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
---
kernel/sched/core.c | 6 +-
kernel/sched/sched.h | 106 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -581,8 +581,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__trace_set_current_state)
*
* p->on_rq <- { 0, 1 = TASK_ON_RQ_QUEUED, 2 = TASK_ON_RQ_MIGRATING }:
*
- * is set by activate_task() and cleared by deactivate_task(), under
- * rq->lock. Non-zero indicates the task is runnable, the special
+ * is set by activate_task() and cleared by deactivate_task()/block_task(),
+ * under rq->lock. Non-zero indicates the task is runnable, the special
* ON_RQ_MIGRATING state is used for migration without holding both
* rq->locks. It indicates task_cpu() is not stable, see task_rq_lock().
*
@@ -4193,7 +4193,7 @@ int try_to_wake_up(struct task_struct *p
* __schedule(). See the comment for smp_mb__after_spinlock().
*
* Form a control-dep-acquire with p->on_rq == 0 above, to ensure
- * schedule()'s deactivate_task() has 'happened' and p will no longer
+ * schedule()'s block_task() has 'happened' and p will no longer
* care about it's own p->state. See the comment in __schedule().
*/
smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep();
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -2320,8 +2320,7 @@ extern const u32 sched_prio_to_wmult[40
/*
* {de,en}queue flags:
*
- * DEQUEUE_SLEEP - task is no longer runnable
- * ENQUEUE_WAKEUP - task just became runnable
+ * SLEEP/WAKEUP - task is no-longer/just-became runnable
*
* SAVE/RESTORE - an otherwise spurious dequeue/enqueue, done to ensure tasks
* are in a known state which allows modification. Such pairs
@@ -2334,6 +2333,11 @@ extern const u32 sched_prio_to_wmult[40
*
* MIGRATION - p->on_rq == TASK_ON_RQ_MIGRATING (used for DEADLINE)
*
+ * DELAYED - de/re-queue a sched_delayed task
+ *
+ * CLASS - going to update p->sched_class; makes sched_change call the
+ * various switch methods.
+ *
* ENQUEUE_HEAD - place at front of runqueue (tail if not specified)
* ENQUEUE_REPLENISH - CBS (replenish runtime and postpone deadline)
* ENQUEUE_MIGRATED - the task was migrated during wakeup
@@ -2384,14 +2388,50 @@ struct sched_class {
int uclamp_enabled;
#endif
+ /*
+ * move_queued_task/activate_task/enqueue_task: rq->lock
+ * ttwu_do_activate/activate_task/enqueue_task: rq->lock
+ * wake_up_new_task/activate_task/enqueue_task: task_rq_lock
+ * ttwu_runnable/enqueue_task: task_rq_lock
+ * proxy_task_current: rq->lock
+ * sched_change_end
+ */
void (*enqueue_task) (struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags);
+ /*
+ * move_queued_task/deactivate_task/dequeue_task: rq->lock
+ * __schedule/block_task/dequeue_task: rq->lock
+ * proxy_task_current: rq->lock
+ * wait_task_inactive: task_rq_lock
+ * sched_change_begin
+ */
bool (*dequeue_task) (struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags);
+
+ /*
+ * do_sched_yield: rq->lock
+ */
void (*yield_task) (struct rq *rq);
+ /*
+ * yield_to: rq->lock (double)
+ */
bool (*yield_to_task)(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p);
+ /*
+ * move_queued_task: rq->lock
+ * __migrate_swap_task: rq->lock
+ * ttwu_do_activate: rq->lock
+ * ttwu_runnable: task_rq_lock
+ * wake_up_new_task: task_rq_lock
+ */
void (*wakeup_preempt)(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags);
+ /*
+ * schedule/pick_next_task/prev_balance: rq->lock
+ */
int (*balance)(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev, struct rq_flags *rf);
+
+ /*
+ * schedule/pick_next_task: rq->lock
+ */
struct task_struct *(*pick_task)(struct rq *rq);
/*
* Optional! When implemented pick_next_task() should be equivalent to:
@@ -2404,48 +2444,102 @@ struct sched_class {
*/
struct task_struct *(*pick_next_task)(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev);
+ /*
+ * sched_change:
+ * __schedule: rq->lock
+ */
void (*put_prev_task)(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct *next);
void (*set_next_task)(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, bool first);
+ /*
+ * select_task_rq: p->pi_lock
+ * sched_exec: p->pi_lock
+ */
int (*select_task_rq)(struct task_struct *p, int task_cpu, int flags);
+ /*
+ * set_task_cpu: p->pi_lock || rq->lock (ttwu like)
+ */
void (*migrate_task_rq)(struct task_struct *p, int new_cpu);
+ /*
+ * ttwu_do_activate: rq->lock
+ * wake_up_new_task: task_rq_lock
+ */
void (*task_woken)(struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task);
+ /*
+ * do_set_cpus_allowed: task_rq_lock + sched_change
+ */
void (*set_cpus_allowed)(struct task_struct *p, struct affinity_context *ctx);
+ /*
+ * sched_set_rq_{on,off}line: rq->lock
+ */
void (*rq_online)(struct rq *rq);
void (*rq_offline)(struct rq *rq);
+ /*
+ * push_cpu_stop: p->pi_lock && rq->lock
+ */
struct rq *(*find_lock_rq)(struct task_struct *p, struct rq *rq);
+ /*
+ * hrtick: rq->lock
+ * sched_tick: rq->lock
+ * sched_tick_remote: rq->lock
+ */
void (*task_tick)(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int queued);
+ /*
+ * sched_cgroup_fork: p->pi_lock
+ */
void (*task_fork)(struct task_struct *p);
+ /*
+ * finish_task_switch: no locks
+ */
void (*task_dead)(struct task_struct *p);
+ /*
+ * sched_change
+ */
void (*switching_from)(struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task);
void (*switched_from) (struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task);
void (*switching_to) (struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task);
void (*switched_to) (struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task);
-
- void (*reweight_task)(struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task,
- const struct load_weight *lw);
-
u64 (*get_prio) (struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task);
void (*prio_changed) (struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task,
u64 oldprio);
+ /*
+ * set_load_weight: task_rq_lock + sched_change
+ * __setscheduler_parms: task_rq_lock + sched_change
+ */
+ void (*reweight_task)(struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task,
+ const struct load_weight *lw);
+
+ /*
+ * sched_rr_get_interval: task_rq_lock
+ */
unsigned int (*get_rr_interval)(struct rq *rq,
struct task_struct *task);
+ /*
+ * task_sched_runtime: task_rq_lock
+ */
void (*update_curr)(struct rq *rq);
#ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
+ /*
+ * sched_change_group: task_rq_lock + sched_change
+ */
void (*task_change_group)(struct task_struct *p);
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CORE
+ /*
+ * pick_next_task: rq->lock
+ * try_steal_cookie: rq->lock (double)
+ */
int (*task_is_throttled)(struct task_struct *p, int cpu);
#endif
};
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-10 16:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-10 15:44 [PATCH 00/14] sched: Support shared runqueue locking Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 01/14] sched: Employ sched_change guards Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-11 9:06 ` K Prateek Nayak
2025-09-11 9:55 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-11 10:10 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-11 10:37 ` K Prateek Nayak
2025-10-06 15:21 ` Shrikanth Hegde
2025-10-06 18:14 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-10-07 5:12 ` Shrikanth Hegde
2025-10-07 9:34 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-10-16 9:33 ` [tip: sched/core] sched: Mandate shared flags for sched_change tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 02/14] sched: Re-arrange the {EN,DE}QUEUE flags Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 03/14] sched: Fold sched_class::switch{ing,ed}_{to,from}() into the change pattern Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 04/14] sched: Cleanup sched_delayed handling for class switches Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 05/14] sched: Move sched_class::prio_changed() into the change pattern Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-11 1:44 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 06/14] sched: Fix migrate_disable_switch() locking Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 07/14] sched: Fix do_set_cpus_allowed() locking Peter Zijlstra
2025-10-30 0:12 ` Mark Brown
2025-10-30 9:07 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-10-30 12:47 ` Mark Brown
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 08/14] sched: Rename do_set_cpus_allowed() Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 09/14] sched: Make __do_set_cpus_allowed() use the sched_change pattern Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 15:44 ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 11/14] sched: Add flags to {put_prev,set_next}_task() methods Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 12/14] sched: Add shared runqueue locking to __task_rq_lock() Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-12 0:19 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-12 11:54 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-12 14:11 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-12 17:56 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-15 8:38 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-16 22:29 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-16 22:41 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-25 8:35 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-25 21:43 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-26 9:59 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-26 16:48 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-26 10:36 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-26 21:39 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-29 10:06 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-30 23:49 ` Tejun Heo
2025-10-01 11:54 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-10-02 23:32 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 13/14] sched: Add {DE,EN}QUEUE_LOCKED Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-11 2:01 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-11 9:42 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-11 20:40 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-12 14:19 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-12 16:32 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-13 22:32 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-15 8:48 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-25 13:10 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-25 15:40 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-25 15:53 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-25 18:44 ` Tejun Heo
2025-09-10 15:44 ` [PATCH 14/14] sched/ext: Implement p->srq_lock support Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 16:07 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 17:32 ` [PATCH 00/14] sched: Support shared runqueue locking Andrea Righi
2025-09-10 18:19 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 18:35 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-10 19:00 ` Andrea Righi
2025-09-11 9:58 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-11 14:51 ` Andrea Righi
2025-09-11 14:00 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-11 14:30 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-11 14:48 ` Andrea Righi
2025-09-18 15:15 ` Christian Loehle
2025-09-25 9:00 ` Peter Zijlstra
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