From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>,
Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>,
Changwoo Min <changwoo@igalia.com>
Cc: sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.1] Fix sub-sched locking issues
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 15:16:48 -1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260310011653.2993712-1-tj@kernel.org> (raw)
Hello,
Cheng-Yang reported a lockdep circular dependency between scx_sched_lock and
rq->__lock. scx_bypass() and sysrq_handle_sched_ext_dump() take
scx_sched_lock -> rq lock, while scx_claim_exit() (reachable from many paths
with rq lock held) takes rq -> scx_sched_lock. In addition, scx_disable()
directly calling kthread_queue_work() under scx_sched_lock creates another
chain through worker->lock -> pi_lock -> rq->__lock.
This patchset fixes these issues:
1. Fix wrong sub_detach op check.
2. Add scx_dump_lock and dump_disabled to decouple dump from scx_sched_lock.
3. Always bounce scx_disable() through irq_work to avoid lock nesting.
4. Flip scx_bypass() lock order and drop scx_sched_lock from sysrq dump.
5. Reject sub-sched attachment to a disabled parent.
Tested on three machines (16-CPU QEMU, 192-CPU dual-socket EPYC, AMD Ryzen)
with lockdep trigger tests and an 11-test stress suite covering
attach/detach, nesting, reverse teardown, rapid cycling, error injection,
SysRq-D/S dump/exit, and combined stress. Lockdep triggered on baseline,
clean after patches.
Based on sched_ext/for-7.1 (b8840942644c).
1. sched_ext: Fix sub_detach op check to test the parent's ops
2. sched_ext: Add scx_dump_lock and dump_disabled
3. sched_ext: Always bounce scx_disable() through irq_work
4. sched_ext: Fix scx_sched_lock / rq lock ordering
5. sched_ext: Reject sub-sched attachment to a disabled parent
kernel/sched/ext.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
kernel/sched/ext_internal.h | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
--
tejun
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-10 1:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-10 1:16 Tejun Heo [this message]
2026-03-10 1:16 ` [PATCH 1/5] sched_ext: Fix sub_detach op check to test the parent's ops Tejun Heo
2026-03-10 1:16 ` [PATCH 2/5] sched_ext: Add scx_dump_lock and dump_disabled Tejun Heo
2026-03-10 1:16 ` [PATCH 3/5] sched_ext: Always bounce scx_disable() through irq_work Tejun Heo
2026-03-10 1:16 ` [PATCH 4/5] sched_ext: Fix scx_sched_lock / rq lock ordering Tejun Heo
2026-03-10 5:18 ` Cheng-Yang Chou
2026-03-10 6:39 ` Andrea Righi
2026-03-10 6:47 ` Andrea Righi
2026-03-10 1:16 ` [PATCH 5/5] sched_ext: Reject sub-sched attachment to a disabled parent Tejun Heo
2026-03-10 6:50 ` [PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.1] Fix sub-sched locking issues Andrea Righi
2026-03-10 17:17 ` Tejun Heo
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