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From: John Stultz <jstultz@google.com>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: John Stultz <jstultz@google.com>,
	K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>,
	 Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>,
	 Qais Yousef <qyousef@layalina.io>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
	 Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>,
	Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>,
	 Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@arm.com>,
	Valentin Schneider <vschneid@redhat.com>,
	 Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	Ben Segall <bsegall@google.com>,
	 Zimuzo Ezeozue <zezeozue@google.com>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>, Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
	 Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>,
	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>,
	 "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>,
	Metin Kaya <Metin.Kaya@arm.com>,
	 Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan94@gmail.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>,
	Suleiman Souhlal <suleiman@google.com>,
	 kuyo chang <kuyo.chang@mediatek.com>, hupu <hupu.gm@gmail.com>,
	kernel-team@android.com
Subject: [PATCH v26 03/10] sched: Fix potentially missing balancing with Proxy Exec
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:13:18 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260324191337.1841376-4-jstultz@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260324191337.1841376-1-jstultz@google.com>

K Prateek pointed out that with Proxy Exec, we may have cases
where we context switch in __schedule(), while the donor remains
the same. This could cause balancing issues, since the
put_prev_set_next() logic short-cuts if (prev == next). With
proxy-exec prev is the previous donor, and next is the next
donor. Should the donor remain the same, but different tasks are
picked to actually run, the shortcut will have avoided enqueuing
the sched class balance callback.

So, if we are context switching, add logic to catch the
same-donor case, and trigger the put_prev/set_next calls to
ensure the balance callbacks get enqueued.

Reported-by: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20ea3670-c30a-433b-a07f-c4ff98ae2379@amd.com/
Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <jstultz@google.com>
---
Cc: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
Cc: Qais Yousef <qyousef@layalina.io>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>
Cc: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>
Cc: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@arm.com>
Cc: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@redhat.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Ben Segall <bsegall@google.com>
Cc: Zimuzo Ezeozue <zezeozue@google.com>
Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Cc: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Metin Kaya <Metin.Kaya@arm.com>
Cc: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan94@gmail.com>
Cc: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
Cc: Suleiman Souhlal <suleiman@google.com>
Cc: kuyo chang <kuyo.chang@mediatek.com>
Cc: hupu <hupu.gm@gmail.com>
Cc: kernel-team@android.com
---
 kernel/sched/core.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index dc044a405f83b..610e48cdb66a9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -6829,9 +6829,11 @@ static void __sched notrace __schedule(int sched_mode)
 
 pick_again:
 	next = pick_next_task(rq, rq->donor, &rf);
-	rq_set_donor(rq, next);
 	rq->next_class = next->sched_class;
 	if (sched_proxy_exec()) {
+		struct task_struct *prev_donor = rq->donor;
+
+		rq_set_donor(rq, next);
 		if (unlikely(next->blocked_on)) {
 			next = find_proxy_task(rq, next, &rf);
 			if (!next)
@@ -6839,7 +6841,27 @@ static void __sched notrace __schedule(int sched_mode)
 			if (next == rq->idle)
 				goto keep_resched;
 		}
+		if (rq->donor == prev_donor && prev != next) {
+			struct task_struct *donor = rq->donor;
+			/*
+			 * When transitioning like:
+			 *
+			 *         prev         next
+			 * donor:    B            B
+			 * curr:     A          B or C
+			 *
+			 * then put_prev_set_next_task() will not have done
+			 * anything, since B == B. However, A might have
+			 * missed a RT/DL balance opportunity due to being
+			 * on_cpu.
+			 */
+			donor->sched_class->put_prev_task(rq, donor, donor);
+			donor->sched_class->set_next_task(rq, donor, true);
+		}
+	} else {
+		rq_set_donor(rq, next);
 	}
+
 picked:
 	clear_tsk_need_resched(prev);
 	clear_preempt_need_resched();
-- 
2.53.0.1018.g2bb0e51243-goog


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-24 19:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-24 19:13 [PATCH v26 00/10] Simple Donor Migration for Proxy Execution John Stultz
2026-03-24 19:13 ` [PATCH v26 01/10] sched: Make class_schedulers avoid pushing current, and get rid of proxy_tag_curr() John Stultz
2026-03-24 19:13 ` [PATCH v26 02/10] sched: Minimise repeated sched_proxy_exec() checking John Stultz
2026-03-24 19:13 ` John Stultz [this message]
2026-03-24 19:13 ` [PATCH v26 04/10] locking: Add task::blocked_lock to serialize blocked_on state John Stultz
2026-03-24 19:13 ` [PATCH v26 05/10] sched: Fix modifying donor->blocked on without proper locking John Stultz
2026-03-26 21:45   ` Steven Rostedt
2026-03-24 19:13 ` [PATCH v26 06/10] sched/locking: Add special p->blocked_on==PROXY_WAKING value for proxy return-migration John Stultz
2026-03-24 19:13 ` [PATCH v26 07/10] sched: Add assert_balance_callbacks_empty helper John Stultz
2026-03-24 19:13 ` [PATCH v26 08/10] sched: Add logic to zap balance callbacks if we pick again John Stultz
2026-03-24 19:13 ` [PATCH v26 09/10] sched: Move attach_one_task and attach_task helpers to sched.h John Stultz
2026-03-24 19:13 ` [PATCH v26 10/10] sched: Handle blocked-waiter migration (and return migration) John Stultz
2026-03-26 22:52   ` Steven Rostedt
2026-03-27  4:47     ` K Prateek Nayak
2026-03-27 12:47       ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-03-25 10:52 ` [PATCH v26 00/10] Simple Donor Migration for Proxy Execution K Prateek Nayak
2026-03-27 11:48   ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-03-27 13:33     ` K Prateek Nayak
2026-03-27 15:20       ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-03-27 15:41         ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-03-27 16:00       ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-03-27 16:57         ` K Prateek Nayak
2026-03-27 19:15     ` John Stultz
2026-03-27 19:10   ` John Stultz
2026-03-28  4:53     ` K Prateek Nayak

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