[PATCHSET v3 sched_ext/for-7.2] sched_ext: Topological CPU IDs and cid-form struct_ops

Tejun Heo
2026-04-28T20:35:47Z

Hello,

v3 (all from the Sashiko AI review at
https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260424172721.3458520-1-tj%40kernel.org):

- cid: drop leaked cpus_read_lock() on scx_cid_init() failure;
BUILD_BUG_ON tightened to NR_CPUS<=8192 to match the BPF cmask
helpers' CMASK_MAX_WORDS coverage.
- bpf-struct-size: use offsetof() in struct_size() to match the
kernel <linux/overflow.h> macro semantics (no inflation from
trailing struct padding).
- cmask: cmask_copy_from_kernel() validates src->base==0 via
probe-read; nr_bits check is bit-level rather than rounded-up
word-count.
- cid-qmap-idle: qmap_init() refuses to load when scx_bpf_nr_cids()
exceeds SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS; the task_ctx flex array would otherwise
overflow into the next slab entry.

v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260424172721.3458520-1-tj@kernel.org
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260421071945.3110084-1-tj@kernel.org

This patchset introduces topological CPU IDs (cids) - dense,
topology-ordered cpu identifiers - and an alternative cid-form struct_ops
type that lets BPF schedulers operate in cid space directly.

Key pieces:

- cid space: scx_cid_init() walks nodes * LLCs * cores * threads and packs
a dense cid mapping. The mapping can be overridden via
scx_bpf_cid_override(). See "Topological CPU IDs" in ext_cid.h for the
model.

- cmask: a base-windowed bitmap over cid space. Kernel and BPF helpers with
identical semantics. Used by scx_qmap for per-task affinity and idle-cid
tracking; meant to be the substrate for sub-sched cid allocation.

- bpf_sched_ext_ops_cid: a parallel struct_ops type whose callbacks take
cids/cmasks instead of cpus/cpumasks. Kernel translates at the boundary
via scx_cpu_arg() / scx_cpu_ret(); the two struct types share offsets up
through @priv (verified by BUILD_BUG_ON) so the union view in scx_sched
works without function-pointer casts. Sub-sched support is tied to
cid-form: validate_ops() rejects cpu-form sub-scheds and cpu-form roots
that expose sub_attach / sub_detach.

- cid-form kfuncs: scx_bpf_kick_cid, scx_bpf_cidperf_{cap,cur,set},
scx_bpf_cid_curr, scx_bpf_task_cid, scx_bpf_this_cid,
scx_bpf_nr_{cids,online_cids}, scx_bpf_cid_to_cpu, scx_bpf_cpu_to_cid.
A cid-form program may not call cpu-only kfuncs (enforced at verifier
load via scx_kfunc_context_filter); the reverse is intentionally
permissive to ease migration.

- scx_qmap port: scx_qmap is converted to cid-form. It uses the cmask-based
idle picker, per-task cid-space cpus_allowed, and cid-form kfuncs
throughout. Sub-sched dispatching via scx_bpf_sub_dispatch() continues to
work.

v3 re-tested on the 16-cpu QEMU: cid-form scx_qmap under stress-ng plus
reload cycles, hotplug auto-restart, and sub-sched (root scx_qmap +
cgroup-scoped scx_qmap child). Clean.

Based on sched_ext/for-7.2 (4939721aad2e).

0001-sched_ext-Add-ext_types.h-for-early-subsystem-wide-d.patch
0002-sched_ext-Rename-ops_cpu_valid-to-scx_cpu_valid-and-.patch
0003-sched_ext-Move-scx_exit-scx_error-and-friends-to-ext.patch
0004-sched_ext-Shift-scx_kick_cpu-validity-check-to-scx_b.patch
0005-sched_ext-Relocate-cpu_acquire-cpu_release-to-end-of.patch
0006-sched_ext-Make-scx_enable-take-scx_enable_cmd.patch
0007-sched_ext-Add-topological-CPU-IDs-cids.patch
0008-sched_ext-Add-scx_bpf_cid_override-kfunc.patch
0009-tools-sched_ext-Add-struct_size-helpers-to-common.bp.patch
0010-sched_ext-Add-cmask-a-base-windowed-bitmap-over-cid-.patch
0011-sched_ext-Add-cid-form-kfunc-wrappers-alongside-cpu-.patch
0012-sched_ext-Add-bpf_sched_ext_ops_cid-struct_ops-type.patch
0013-sched_ext-Forbid-cpu-form-kfuncs-from-cid-form-sched.patch
0014-tools-sched_ext-scx_qmap-Restart-on-hotplug-instead-.patch
0015-tools-sched_ext-scx_qmap-Add-cmask-based-idle-tracki.patch
0016-tools-sched_ext-scx_qmap-Port-to-cid-form-struct_ops.patch
0017-sched_ext-Require-cid-form-struct_ops-for-sub-sched-.patch

Git tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/sched_ext.git scx-cid-v3

kernel/sched/build_policy.c | 3 +
kernel/sched/ext.c | 651 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
kernel/sched/ext_cid.c | 409 +++++++++++++++++++
kernel/sched/ext_cid.h | 164 ++++++++
kernel/sched/ext_idle.c | 8 +-
kernel/sched/ext_internal.h | 205 +++++++---
kernel/sched/ext_types.h | 104 +++++
tools/sched_ext/include/scx/cid.bpf.h | 667 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h | 23 ++
tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.bpf.h | 24 ++
tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c | 346 +++++++++-------
tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c | 70 +++-
tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.h | 2 +-
13 files changed, 2391 insertions(+), 285 deletions(-)

Thanks.

--
tejun