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* [PATCHSET v3 sched_ext/for-7.2] sched_ext: Topological CPU IDs and cid-form struct_ops
@ 2026-04-28 20:35 Tejun Heo
  2026-04-28 20:35 ` [PATCH 01/17] sched_ext: Add ext_types.h for early subsystem-wide defs Tejun Heo
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  0 siblings, 17 replies; 20+ messages in thread
From: Tejun Heo @ 2026-04-28 20:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Vernet, Andrea Righi, Changwoo Min
  Cc: sched-ext, Emil Tsalapatis, linux-kernel, Tejun Heo

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

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* [PATCHSET v2 REPOST sched_ext/for-7.2] sched_ext: Topological CPU IDs and cid-form struct_ops
@ 2026-04-24 17:27 Tejun Heo
  2026-04-24 17:27 ` [PATCH 06/17] sched_ext: Make scx_enable() take scx_enable_cmd Tejun Heo
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread
From: Tejun Heo @ 2026-04-24 17:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Vernet, Andrea Righi, Changwoo Min
  Cc: sched-ext, emil, linux-kernel, Cheng-Yang Chou, Zhao Mengmeng,
	Tejun Heo

Hello,

Reposting v2 because the original send was not properly threaded -
each patch went out as a standalone top-level message. Content is
unchanged from the original v2.

Original v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260424013220.2923402-1-tj@kernel.org

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

v2:
- Add ext-types.h first patch for early subsystem-wide type defs.
- cid: publish the cid tables with WRITE_ONCE / read with READ_ONCE;
  document the visibility contract.
- cid-kfuncs: NULL-guard scx_bpf_this_cid / scx_bpf_task_cid for
  TRACING/SYSCALL callers before any SCX sched has enabled.
- cid-struct-ops: use struct_size() for the set_cmask_scratch percpu
  alloc; cluster __scx_is_cid_type disable with __scx_enabled disable
  in scx_root_disable().
- cid-kfunc-filter: sync per-entry kfunc flags with each kfunc's
  primary BTF_ID_FLAGS() declaration (Zhao). pahole intersects flags
  across occurrences; omitting them drops the flags globally - the
  visible symptom was KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS getting cleared on
  scx_bpf_kick_cpu, leaking bpf_prog_aux into vmlinux.h.
- cmask: narrow to the helpers this series actually uses;
  cmask_copy_from_kernel contract and runtime guard.

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.

v2 re-tested on the 16-cpu QEMU: cid-form scx_qmap, cpu-form scx_simple,
cid<->cpu cycling, scx_qmap under stress-ng, hotplug auto-restart, and
sub-sched (root scx_qmap + cgroup-scoped scx_qmap child). Clean.

Based on sched_ext/for-7.2 (c2929bc21dce).

 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-v2

 kernel/sched/build_policy.c              |   2 +
 kernel/sched/ext.c                       | 650 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 kernel/sched/ext_cid.c                   | 417 ++++++++++++++++++++
 kernel/sched/ext_cid.h                   | 164 ++++++++
 kernel/sched/ext_idle.c                  |   8 +-
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h              | 203 +++++++---
 kernel/sched/ext_types.h                 | 104 +++++
 tools/sched_ext/include/scx/cid.bpf.h    | 597 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 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           | 306 ++++++++-------
 tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c               |  25 +-
 tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.h               |   2 +-
 13 files changed, 2240 insertions(+), 285 deletions(-)

--
tejun

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* [PATCH 06/17] sched_ext: Make scx_enable() take scx_enable_cmd
@ 2026-04-24  1:32 Tejun Heo
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 20+ messages in thread
From: Tejun Heo @ 2026-04-24  1:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Vernet, Andrea Righi, Changwoo Min
  Cc: sched-ext, emil, linux-kernel, Cheng-Yang Chou, Zhao Mengmeng,
	Tejun Heo

Pass struct scx_enable_cmd to scx_enable() rather than unpacking @ops
at every call site and re-packing into a fresh cmd inside. bpf_scx_reg()
now builds the cmd on its stack and hands it in; scx_enable() just
wires up the kthread work and waits.

Relocate struct scx_enable_cmd above scx_alloc_and_add_sched() so
upcoming patches that also want the cmd can see it.

No behavior change.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
---
 kernel/sched/ext.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index ad255268f207..cd4c235e0c82 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -6425,6 +6425,19 @@ static struct scx_sched_pnode *alloc_pnode(struct scx_sched *sch, int node)
 	return pnode;
 }
 
+/*
+ * scx_enable() is offloaded to a dedicated system-wide RT kthread to avoid
+ * starvation. During the READY -> ENABLED task switching loop, the calling
+ * thread's sched_class gets switched from fair to ext. As fair has higher
+ * priority than ext, the calling thread can be indefinitely starved under
+ * fair-class saturation, leading to a system hang.
+ */
+struct scx_enable_cmd {
+	struct kthread_work	work;
+	struct sched_ext_ops	*ops;
+	int			ret;
+};
+
 /*
  * Allocate and initialize a new scx_sched. @cgrp's reference is always
  * consumed whether the function succeeds or fails.
@@ -6656,19 +6669,6 @@ static int validate_ops(struct scx_sched *sch, const struct sched_ext_ops *ops)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * scx_enable() is offloaded to a dedicated system-wide RT kthread to avoid
- * starvation. During the READY -> ENABLED task switching loop, the calling
- * thread's sched_class gets switched from fair to ext. As fair has higher
- * priority than ext, the calling thread can be indefinitely starved under
- * fair-class saturation, leading to a system hang.
- */
-struct scx_enable_cmd {
-	struct kthread_work	work;
-	struct sched_ext_ops	*ops;
-	int			ret;
-};
-
 static void scx_root_enable_workfn(struct kthread_work *work)
 {
 	struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd = container_of(work, struct scx_enable_cmd, work);
@@ -7244,11 +7244,10 @@ static s32 __init scx_cgroup_lifetime_notifier_init(void)
 core_initcall(scx_cgroup_lifetime_notifier_init);
 #endif	/* CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED */
 
-static s32 scx_enable(struct sched_ext_ops *ops, struct bpf_link *link)
+static s32 scx_enable(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd, struct bpf_link *link)
 {
 	static struct kthread_worker *helper;
 	static DEFINE_MUTEX(helper_mutex);
-	struct scx_enable_cmd cmd;
 
 	if (!cpumask_equal(housekeeping_cpumask(HK_TYPE_DOMAIN),
 			   cpu_possible_mask)) {
@@ -7272,16 +7271,15 @@ static s32 scx_enable(struct sched_ext_ops *ops, struct bpf_link *link)
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
-	if (ops->sub_cgroup_id > 1)
-		kthread_init_work(&cmd.work, scx_sub_enable_workfn);
+	if (cmd->ops->sub_cgroup_id > 1)
+		kthread_init_work(&cmd->work, scx_sub_enable_workfn);
 	else
 #endif	/* CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED */
-		kthread_init_work(&cmd.work, scx_root_enable_workfn);
-	cmd.ops = ops;
+		kthread_init_work(&cmd->work, scx_root_enable_workfn);
 
-	kthread_queue_work(READ_ONCE(helper), &cmd.work);
-	kthread_flush_work(&cmd.work);
-	return cmd.ret;
+	kthread_queue_work(READ_ONCE(helper), &cmd->work);
+	kthread_flush_work(&cmd->work);
+	return cmd->ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -7453,7 +7451,9 @@ static int bpf_scx_check_member(const struct btf_type *t,
 
 static int bpf_scx_reg(void *kdata, struct bpf_link *link)
 {
-	return scx_enable(kdata, link);
+	struct scx_enable_cmd cmd = { .ops = kdata };
+
+	return scx_enable(&cmd, link);
 }
 
 static void bpf_scx_unreg(void *kdata, struct bpf_link *link)
-- 
2.53.0


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