From: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@linux.ibm.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v3 04/20] cpumask: Introduce cpu_preferred_mask
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 20:51:48 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260514152204.481115-5-sshegde@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260514152204.481115-1-sshegde@linux.ibm.com>
This patch does
- Declare and Define cpu_preferred_mask.
- Get/Set helpers for it.
Values are set/clear by the scheduler by detecting the steal time values.
A CPU is set to preferred when it comes online. Later it may be
marked as non-preferred depending on steal time values with
steal monitor being enabled.
Always maintain design construct of preferred is subset of online.
Signed-off-by: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@linux.ibm.com>
---
include/linux/cpumask.h | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
kernel/cpu.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h
index 80211900f373..025ad7778a6c 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
@@ -120,12 +120,20 @@ extern struct cpumask __cpu_enabled_mask;
extern struct cpumask __cpu_present_mask;
extern struct cpumask __cpu_active_mask;
extern struct cpumask __cpu_dying_mask;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREFERRED_CPU
+extern struct cpumask __cpu_preferred_mask;
+#else
+#define __cpu_preferred_mask __cpu_online_mask
+#endif
+
#define cpu_possible_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_possible_mask)
#define cpu_online_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_online_mask)
#define cpu_enabled_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_enabled_mask)
#define cpu_present_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_present_mask)
#define cpu_active_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_active_mask)
#define cpu_dying_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_dying_mask)
+#define cpu_preferred_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_preferred_mask)
extern atomic_t __num_online_cpus;
extern unsigned int __num_possible_cpus;
@@ -1164,6 +1172,7 @@ void init_cpu_possible(const struct cpumask *src);
void set_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu, bool online);
void set_cpu_possible(unsigned int cpu, bool possible);
+void set_cpu_preferred(unsigned int cpu, bool preferred);
/**
* to_cpumask - convert a NR_CPUS bitmap to a struct cpumask *
@@ -1256,7 +1265,12 @@ static __always_inline bool cpu_dying(unsigned int cpu)
return cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpu_dying_mask);
}
-#else
+static __always_inline bool cpu_preferred(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+ return cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpu_preferred_mask);
+}
+
+#else /* NR_CPUS <= 1 */
#define num_online_cpus() 1U
#define num_possible_cpus() 1U
@@ -1294,6 +1308,11 @@ static __always_inline bool cpu_dying(unsigned int cpu)
return false;
}
+static __always_inline bool cpu_preferred(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+ return cpu == 0;
+}
+
#endif /* NR_CPUS > 1 */
#define cpu_is_offline(cpu) unlikely(!cpu_online(cpu))
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index bc4f7a9ba64e..819167cb8bed 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -3107,6 +3107,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cpu_dying_mask);
atomic_t __num_online_cpus __read_mostly;
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__num_online_cpus);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREFERRED_CPU
+struct cpumask __cpu_preferred_mask __read_mostly;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cpu_preferred_mask);
+#endif
+
void init_cpu_present(const struct cpumask *src)
{
cpumask_copy(&__cpu_present_mask, src);
@@ -3137,6 +3142,9 @@ void set_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu, bool online)
if (cpumask_test_and_clear_cpu(cpu, &__cpu_online_mask))
atomic_dec(&__num_online_cpus);
}
+
+ /* preferred is always subset of online */
+ set_cpu_preferred(cpu, online);
}
/*
@@ -3154,6 +3162,14 @@ void set_cpu_possible(unsigned int cpu, bool possible)
}
}
+void set_cpu_preferred(unsigned int cpu, bool preferred)
+{
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREFERRED_CPU))
+ return;
+
+ assign_cpu((cpu), &__cpu_preferred_mask, (preferred));
+}
+
/*
* Activate the first processor.
*/
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-14 15:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-14 15:21 [PATCH v3 00/20] sched: Introduce cpu_preferred_mask and steal-driven vCPU backoff Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 01/20] sched/debug: Remove unused schedstats Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 02/20] sched/docs: Document cpu_preferred_mask and Preferred CPU concept Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 03/20] kconfig: Provide PREFERRED_CPU option Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` Shrikanth Hegde [this message]
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 05/20] sysfs: Add preferred CPU file Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 06/20] sched/core: allow only preferred CPUs in is_cpu_allowed Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 07/20] sched/fair: Select preferred CPU at wakeup when possible Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 08/20] sched/fair: load balance only among preferred CPUs Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 09/20] sched/rt: Select a preferred CPU for wakeup and pulling rt task Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 10/20] sched/core: Keep tick on non-preferred CPUs until tasks are out Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 11/20] sched/core: Push current task from non preferred CPU Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 12/20] sched/debug: Add migration stats due to non preferred CPUs Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 13/20] sched/debug: Create debugfs folder steal_monitor Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 14/20] sched/debug: Provide debugfs to enable/disable steal monitor Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:21 ` [PATCH v3 15/20] sched/core: Introduce a simple " Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:22 ` [PATCH v3 16/20] sched/core: Compute steal values at regular intervals Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:22 ` [PATCH v3 17/20] sched/core: Introduce default arch handling code for inc/dec preferred CPUs Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:22 ` [PATCH v3 18/20] sched/core: Handle steal values and mark CPUs as preferred Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:22 ` [PATCH v3 19/20] sched/core: Mark the direction of steal values to avoid oscillations Shrikanth Hegde
2026-05-14 15:22 ` [PATCH v3 20/20] sched/debug: Add debug knobs for steal monitor Shrikanth Hegde
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