From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, sched-ext@lists.linux.dev
Cc: void@manifault.com, arighi@nvidia.com, changwoo@igalia.com,
emil@etsalapatis.com, hannes@cmpxchg.org, mkoutny@suse.com,
cgroups@vger.kernel.org, Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 10/34] sched_ext: Enforce scheduling authority in dispatch and select_cpu operations
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:01:28 -1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260225050152.1070601-11-tj@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260225050152.1070601-1-tj@kernel.org>
Add checks to enforce scheduling authority boundaries when multiple
schedulers are present:
1. In scx_dsq_insert_preamble() and the dispatch retry path, ignore attempts
to insert tasks that the scheduler doesn't own, counting them via
SCX_EV_INSERT_NOT_OWNED. As BPF schedulers are allowed to ignore
dequeues, such attempts can occur legitimately during sub-scheduler
enabling when tasks move between schedulers. The counter helps distinguish
normal cases from scheduler bugs.
2. For scx_bpf_dsq_insert_vtime() and scx_bpf_select_cpu_and(), error out
when sub-schedulers are attached. These functions lack the aux__prog
parameter needed to identify the calling scheduler, so they cannot be used
safely with multiple schedulers. BPF programs should use the arg-wrapped
versions (__scx_bpf_dsq_insert_vtime() and __scx_bpf_select_cpu_and())
instead.
These checks ensure that with multiple concurrent schedulers, scheduler
identity can be properly determined and unauthorized task operations are
prevented or tracked.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
---
kernel/sched/ext.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/sched/ext_idle.c | 11 +++++++++++
kernel/sched/ext_internal.h | 12 ++++++++++++
3 files changed, 49 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 30dd65b33802..56ac2d5655a2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -2321,6 +2321,12 @@ static void finish_dispatch(struct scx_sched *sch, struct rq *rq,
if ((opss & SCX_OPSS_QSEQ_MASK) != qseq_at_dispatch)
return;
+ /* see SCX_EV_INSERT_NOT_OWNED definition */
+ if (unlikely(!scx_task_on_sched(sch, p))) {
+ __scx_add_event(sch, SCX_EV_INSERT_NOT_OWNED, 1);
+ return;
+ }
+
/*
* While we know @p is accessible, we don't yet have a claim on
* it - the BPF scheduler is allowed to dispatch tasks
@@ -4011,6 +4017,7 @@ static ssize_t scx_attr_events_show(struct kobject *kobj,
at += scx_attr_event_show(buf, at, &events, SCX_EV_BYPASS_DURATION);
at += scx_attr_event_show(buf, at, &events, SCX_EV_BYPASS_DISPATCH);
at += scx_attr_event_show(buf, at, &events, SCX_EV_BYPASS_ACTIVATE);
+ at += scx_attr_event_show(buf, at, &events, SCX_EV_INSERT_NOT_OWNED);
return at;
}
SCX_ATTR(events);
@@ -5131,6 +5138,7 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_exit_info *ei, size_t dump_len)
scx_dump_event(s, &events, SCX_EV_BYPASS_DURATION);
scx_dump_event(s, &events, SCX_EV_BYPASS_DISPATCH);
scx_dump_event(s, &events, SCX_EV_BYPASS_ACTIVATE);
+ scx_dump_event(s, &events, SCX_EV_INSERT_NOT_OWNED);
if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s) && dump_len >= sizeof(trunc_marker))
memcpy(ei->dump + dump_len - sizeof(trunc_marker),
@@ -6409,6 +6417,12 @@ static bool scx_dsq_insert_preamble(struct scx_sched *sch, struct task_struct *p
return false;
}
+ /* see SCX_EV_INSERT_NOT_OWNED definition */
+ if (unlikely(!scx_task_on_sched(sch, p))) {
+ __scx_add_event(sch, SCX_EV_INSERT_NOT_OWNED, 1);
+ return false;
+ }
+
return true;
}
@@ -6601,6 +6615,17 @@ __bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_dsq_insert_vtime(struct task_struct *p, u64 dsq_id,
if (unlikely(!sch))
return;
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
+ /*
+ * Disallow if any sub-scheds are attached. There is no way to tell
+ * which scheduler called us, just error out @p's scheduler.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(!list_empty(&sch->children))) {
+ scx_error(scx_task_sched(p), "__scx_bpf_dsq_insert_vtime() must be used");
+ return;
+ }
+#endif
+
scx_dsq_insert_vtime(sch, p, dsq_id, slice, vtime, enq_flags);
}
@@ -7933,6 +7958,7 @@ static void scx_read_events(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_event_stats *event
scx_agg_event(events, e_cpu, SCX_EV_BYPASS_DURATION);
scx_agg_event(events, e_cpu, SCX_EV_BYPASS_DISPATCH);
scx_agg_event(events, e_cpu, SCX_EV_BYPASS_ACTIVATE);
+ scx_agg_event(events, e_cpu, SCX_EV_INSERT_NOT_OWNED);
}
}
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_idle.c b/kernel/sched/ext_idle.c
index 34487a83d3f7..321efd7b14fb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_idle.c
@@ -1061,6 +1061,17 @@ __bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_select_cpu_and(struct task_struct *p, s32 prev_cpu, u64
if (unlikely(!sch))
return -ENODEV;
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
+ /*
+ * Disallow if any sub-scheds are attached. There is no way to tell
+ * which scheduler called us, just error out @p's scheduler.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(!list_empty(&sch->children))) {
+ scx_error(scx_task_sched(p), "__scx_bpf_select_cpu_and() must be used");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+#endif
+
return select_cpu_from_kfunc(sch, p, prev_cpu, wake_flags,
cpus_allowed, flags);
}
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
index 679325e8c19b..3b17180ba3dd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
@@ -911,6 +911,18 @@ struct scx_event_stats {
* The number of times the bypassing mode has been activated.
*/
s64 SCX_EV_BYPASS_ACTIVATE;
+
+ /*
+ * The number of times the scheduler attempted to insert a task that it
+ * doesn't own into a DSQ. Such attempts are ignored.
+ *
+ * As BPF schedulers are allowed to ignore dequeues, it's difficult to
+ * tell whether such an attempt is from a scheduler malfunction or an
+ * ignored dequeue around sub-sched enabling. If this count keeps going
+ * up regardless of sub-sched enabling, it likely indicates a bug in the
+ * scheduler.
+ */
+ s64 SCX_EV_INSERT_NOT_OWNED;
};
struct scx_sched_pcpu {
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-25 5:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-25 5:01 [PATCHSET v2 sched_ext/for-7.1] sched_ext: Implement cgroup sub-scheduler support Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 01/34] sched_ext: Implement cgroup subtree iteration for scx_task_iter Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 02/34] sched_ext: Add @kargs to scx_fork() Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 03/34] sched/core: Swap the order between sched_post_fork() and cgroup_post_fork() Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 04/34] cgroup: Expose some cgroup helpers Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 05/34] sched_ext: Update p->scx.disallow warning in scx_init_task() Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 06/34] sched_ext: Reorganize enable/disable path for multi-scheduler support Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 07/34] sched_ext: Introduce cgroup sub-sched support Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 08/34] sched_ext: Introduce scx_task_sched[_rcu]() Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 09/34] sched_ext: Introduce scx_prog_sched() Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 11/34] sched_ext: Enforce scheduler ownership when updating slice and dsq_vtime Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 12/34] sched_ext: scx_dsq_move() should validate the task belongs to the right scheduler Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 13/34] sched_ext: Refactor task init/exit helpers Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 14/34] sched_ext: Make scx_prio_less() handle multiple schedulers Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 15/34] sched_ext: Move default slice to per-scheduler field Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 16/34] sched_ext: Move aborting flag " Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 17/34] sched_ext: Move bypass_dsq into scx_sched_pcpu Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 18/34] sched_ext: Move bypass state into scx_sched Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 19/34] sched_ext: Prepare bypass mode for hierarchical operation Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 20/34] sched_ext: Factor out scx_dispatch_sched() Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 21/34] sched_ext: When calling ops.dispatch() @prev must be on the same scx_sched Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 22/34] sched_ext: Separate bypass dispatch enabling from bypass depth tracking Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 23/34] sched_ext: Implement hierarchical bypass mode Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 24/34] sched_ext: Dispatch from all scx_sched instances Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 25/34] sched_ext: Move scx_dsp_ctx and scx_dsp_max_batch into scx_sched Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 26/34] sched_ext: Make watchdog sub-sched aware Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 27/34] sched_ext: Convert scx_dump_state() spinlock to raw spinlock Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 28/34] sched_ext: Support dumping multiple schedulers and add scheduler identification Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 29/34] sched_ext: Implement cgroup sub-sched enabling and disabling Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 30/34] sched_ext: Add scx_sched back pointer to scx_sched_pcpu Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 31/34] sched_ext: Make scx_bpf_reenqueue_local() sub-sched aware Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 32/34] sched_ext: Factor out scx_link_sched() and scx_unlink_sched() Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 33/34] sched_ext: Add rhashtable lookup for sub-schedulers Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:01 ` [PATCH 34/34] sched_ext: Add basic building blocks for nested sub-scheduler dispatching Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:18 ` [PATCHSET v2 sched_ext/for-7.1] sched_ext: Implement cgroup sub-scheduler support Tejun Heo
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-03-04 22:00 [PATCHSET v3 " Tejun Heo
2026-03-04 22:00 ` [PATCH 10/34] sched_ext: Enforce scheduling authority in dispatch and select_cpu operations Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:00 [PATCHSET v2 sched_ext/for-7.1] sched_ext: Implement cgroup sub-scheduler support Tejun Heo
2026-02-25 5:00 ` [PATCH 10/34] sched_ext: Enforce scheduling authority in dispatch and select_cpu operations Tejun Heo
2026-01-21 23:11 [PATCHSET v1 sched_ext/for-6.20] sched_ext: Implement cgroup sub-scheduler support Tejun Heo
2026-01-21 23:11 ` [PATCH 10/34] sched_ext: Enforce scheduling authority in dispatch and select_cpu operations Tejun Heo
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