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From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: void@manifault.com, arighi@nvidia.com, changwoo@igalia.com
Cc: emil@etsalapatis.com, suzhidao@xiaomi.com,
	sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] sched_ext: Close sub-sched init race with post-init DEAD recheck
Date: Sat,  9 May 2026 21:41:12 -1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260510074113.2049514-6-tj@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260510074113.2049514-1-tj@kernel.org>

scx_sub_enable_workfn()'s init pass and scx_sub_disable() migration both
drop the rq lock to call __scx_init_task() against the other sched. A
TASK_DEAD @p can fall through sched_ext_dead() in that window.
sched_ext_dead() runs ops.exit_task() on the sched @p was attached to, not
on the sched whose init just completed, so the new allocation leaks.

Reuse the DEAD signal set by sched_ext_dead(). After __scx_init_task()
returns, take task_rq_lock(p) and check for DEAD; on hit, call
scx_sub_init_cancel_task() against the sub sched the init ran for and drop
@p; on miss, proceed as before.

Reported-by: zhidao su <suzhidao@xiaomi.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260429133155.3825247-1-suzhidao@xiaomi.com/
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
---
 kernel/sched/ext.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 29fa9ffe7c7b..6fbe3160eccd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -5777,6 +5777,21 @@ static void scx_sub_disable(struct scx_sched *sch)
 		}
 
 		rq = task_rq_lock(p, &rf);
+
+		if (scx_get_task_state(p) == SCX_TASK_DEAD) {
+			/*
+			 * sched_ext_dead() raced us between __scx_init_task()
+			 * and this rq lock and ran exit_task() on @sch (the
+			 * sched @p was on at that point), not on $parent.
+			 * $parent's just-completed init is owed an exit_task()
+			 * and we issue it here.
+			 */
+			scx_sub_init_cancel_task(parent, p);
+			task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &rf);
+			put_task_struct(p);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		scoped_guard (sched_change, p, DEQUEUE_SAVE | DEQUEUE_MOVE) {
 			/*
 			 * $p is initialized for $parent and still attached to
@@ -5791,8 +5806,8 @@ static void scx_sub_disable(struct scx_sched *sch)
 			scx_set_task_state(p, SCX_TASK_READY);
 			scx_enable_task(parent, p);
 		}
-		task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &rf);
 
+		task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &rf);
 		put_task_struct(p);
 	}
 	scx_task_iter_stop(&sti);
@@ -7212,6 +7227,21 @@ static void scx_sub_enable_workfn(struct kthread_work *work)
 			goto abort;
 
 		rq = task_rq_lock(p, &rf);
+
+		if (scx_get_task_state(p) == SCX_TASK_DEAD) {
+			/*
+			 * sched_ext_dead() raced us between __scx_init_task()
+			 * and this rq lock and ran exit_task() on $parent (the
+			 * sched @p was on at that point), not on @sch. @sch's
+			 * just-completed init is owed an exit_task() and we
+			 * issue it here.
+			 */
+			scx_sub_init_cancel_task(sch, p);
+			task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &rf);
+			put_task_struct(p);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		p->scx.flags |= SCX_TASK_SUB_INIT;
 		task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &rf);
 
-- 
2.54.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-10  7:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-10  7:41 [PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.1-fixes] sched_ext: Fix sched_ext_dead() races with task initialization Tejun Heo
2026-05-10  7:41 ` [PATCH 1/6] sched_ext: Cleanups in preparation for the SCX_TASK_INIT_BEGIN/DEAD work Tejun Heo
2026-05-10  7:41 ` [PATCH 2/6] sched_ext: Inline scx_init_task() and move RESET_RUNNABLE_AT into scx_set_task_state() Tejun Heo
2026-05-10 17:20   ` Andrea Righi
2026-05-10 20:04   ` [PATCH v2 " Tejun Heo
2026-05-10  7:41 ` [PATCH 3/6] sched_ext: Replace SCX_TASK_OFF_TASKS flag with SCX_TASK_DEAD state Tejun Heo
2026-05-10  7:41 ` [PATCH 4/6] sched_ext: Close root-enable vs sched_ext_dead() race with SCX_TASK_INIT_BEGIN Tejun Heo
2026-05-10  7:41 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2026-05-10  7:41 ` [PATCH 6/6] sched_ext: Handle SCX_TASK_NONE in disable/switched_from paths Tejun Heo
2026-05-10 17:47 ` [PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.1-fixes] sched_ext: Fix sched_ext_dead() races with task initialization Andrea Righi
2026-05-10 21:55 ` Tejun Heo

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