* [PATCH 1/3] sched_ext: Pass kernel arena pointers to ops_cid callbacks
2026-08-12 21:16 [PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.3-arena-args] sched_ext: Convert arena-pointer interfaces to __arena arguments Tejun Heo
@ 2026-08-12 21:16 ` Tejun Heo
2026-08-12 21:16 ` [PATCH 2/3] sched_ext: Convert sub-cap kfuncs to __arena cmask arguments Tejun Heo
2026-08-12 21:16 ` [PATCH 3/3] sched_ext: Convert scx_bpf_cid_override() to __arena array arguments Tejun Heo
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tejun Heo @ 2026-08-12 21:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Vernet, Andrea Righi, Changwoo Min
Cc: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi, sched-ext, Emil Tsalapatis, linux-kernel,
Tejun Heo
The cid-form set_cmask() and sub_caps_updated() callbacks receive cmasks
that the kernel builds in the arena, and the kernel converts the kernel
addresses to the BPF arena pointer form by hand before each call.
BPF now translates between BPF and kernel arena addresses for __arena
arguments. Tag the arguments __arena in the cfi stubs and the ops_cid member
declarations and pass the kernel arena addresses directly, dropping the
manual scx_kaddr_to_arena() conversions and the now-unused helper. The
delivered value is unchanged and existing BPF-side code works as before.
The arena argument address translation is currently implemented only on
x86-64. cid-form schedulers implementing these callbacks load only there for
now.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
---
kernel/sched/ext/arena.c | 3 +--
kernel/sched/ext/ext.c | 14 +++++++-------
kernel/sched/ext/internal.h | 19 ++++---------------
kernel/sched/ext/sub.c | 4 +---
4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/arena.c b/kernel/sched/ext/arena.c
index b0e6a0be4913..f7a9f633f435 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/arena.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/arena.c
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
*
* Each chunk added to @sch->arena_pool comes from one
* bpf_arena_alloc_pages_sleepable() call and is registered at the
- * kernel-side mapping address. Callers translate to the BPF-arena form
- * themselves if needed.
+ * kernel-side mapping address.
*
* Allocations grow the pool on demand. Underlying arena pages are released
* when the arena map itself is torn down.
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index 61b156d7fc4b..c12327b6d541 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -467,13 +467,14 @@ static inline void scx_call_op_set_cpumask(struct scx_sched *sch, struct rq *rq,
/*
* Build the per-cpu arena cmask from kernel geometry via @ref,
- * never reading its BPF-writable header, and hand BPF the arena
- * address. The rq lock makes this cpu the sole kernel writer.
+ * never reading its BPF-writable header. set_cmask()'s __arena
+ * argument takes the kernel address and the struct_ops
+ * trampoline rebases it into BPF's arena pointer form. The rq
+ * lock makes this cpu the sole kernel writer.
*/
scx_cmask_ref_init_kern(sch, kern_va, 0, num_possible_cpus(), &ref);
scx_cmask_ref_from_cpumask(&ref, cpumask);
- SCX_CALL_CID_OP_TASK(sch, set_cmask, rq, task,
- scx_kaddr_to_arena(sch, kern_va));
+ SCX_CALL_CID_OP_TASK(sch, set_cmask, rq, task, kern_va);
} else {
SCX_CALL_OP_TASK(sch, set_cpumask, rq, task, cpumask);
}
@@ -8339,9 +8340,8 @@ static struct bpf_struct_ops bpf_sched_ext_ops = {
* fresh stubs, set_cmask due to an argument type difference and the sub-sched
* notifiers because no cpu-form stub exists to reuse.
*/
-static void sched_ext_ops_cid__set_cmask(struct task_struct *p,
- const struct scx_cmask *cmask) {}
-static void sched_ext_ops__sub_caps_updated(const struct scx_cmask *cmask, u64 caps) {}
+static void sched_ext_ops_cid__set_cmask(struct task_struct *p, const struct scx_cmask *cmask__arena) {}
+static void sched_ext_ops__sub_caps_updated(const struct scx_cmask *cmask__arena, u64 caps) {}
static void sched_ext_ops__sub_ecaps_updated(s32 cid, u64 before, u64 after) {}
static struct sched_ext_ops_cid __bpf_ops_sched_ext_ops_cid = {
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
index b699e7c1103f..35b5bf8c5c66 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ struct sched_ext_ops_cid {
struct task_struct *b);
void (*set_weight)(struct task_struct *p, u32 weight);
void (*set_cmask)(struct task_struct *p,
- const struct scx_cmask *cmask);
+ const struct scx_cmask *cmask__arena);
void (*update_idle)(s32 cid, bool idle);
s32 (*init_task)(struct task_struct *p,
struct scx_init_task_args *args);
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ struct sched_ext_ops_cid {
#endif /* CONFIG_EXT_GROUP_SCHED */
s32 (*sub_attach)(struct scx_sub_attach_args *args);
void (*sub_detach)(struct scx_sub_detach_args *args);
- void (*sub_caps_updated)(const struct scx_cmask *cmask, u64 caps);
+ void (*sub_caps_updated)(const struct scx_cmask *cmask__arena, u64 caps);
void (*sub_ecaps_updated)(s32 cid, u64 before, u64 after);
void (*cid_online)(s32 cid);
void (*cid_offline)(s32 cid);
@@ -1534,8 +1534,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
*
* @arena_pool sub-allocates @arena_map. Each gen_pool chunk is added
* at the kernel-side mapping address. @arena_kern_base is the start
- * of the arena's kern_vm range. See scx_arena_to_kaddr() and
- * scx_kaddr_to_arena().
+ * of the arena's kern_vm range. See scx_arena_to_kaddr().
*/
struct bpf_map *arena_map;
struct gen_pool *arena_pool;
@@ -1544,7 +1543,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
/*
* Per-CPU arena cmask used by scx_call_op_set_cpumask() to hand a cmask
* to ops_cid.set_cmask(). The kernel writes through the stored kern_va
- * and hands BPF its arena pointer via scx_kaddr_to_arena().
+ * and passes it to the callback's __arena argument.
*/
struct scx_cmask * __percpu *set_cmask_scratch;
@@ -1654,16 +1653,6 @@ static inline void *scx_arena_to_kaddr(struct scx_sched *sch, const void *bpf_pt
return (void *)(sch->arena_kern_base + (u32)(uintptr_t)bpf_ptr);
}
-/**
- * scx_kaddr_to_arena - Translate a kernel arena address to its BPF form
- * @sch: scheduler whose arena hosts @kaddr
- * @kaddr: kernel-side arena address, supplied by trusted kernel code
- */
-static inline void *scx_kaddr_to_arena(struct scx_sched *sch, const void *kaddr)
-{
- return (void *)((uintptr_t)kaddr - sch->arena_kern_base);
-}
-
enum scx_wake_flags {
/* expose select WF_* flags as enums */
SCX_WAKE_FORK = WF_FORK,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c b/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c
index 3bd12c1ff0a3..0978581d8c8e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c
@@ -870,9 +870,7 @@ static void caps_updated_deliver(struct list_head *to_deliver)
break;
/* caps != 0 only when deliverable (has_op, above) */
- SCX_CALL_OP(sch, sub_caps_updated, NULL,
- scx_kaddr_to_arena(sch, cu->cmask_arena_out),
- caps);
+ SCX_CALL_OP(sch, sub_caps_updated, NULL, cu->cmask_arena_out, caps);
}
}
}
--
2.55.0
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@ 2026-08-12 21:16 ` Tejun Heo
2026-08-12 21:16 ` [PATCH 3/3] sched_ext: Convert scx_bpf_cid_override() to __arena array arguments Tejun Heo
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tejun Heo @ 2026-08-12 21:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Vernet, Andrea Righi, Changwoo Min
Cc: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi, sched-ext, Emil Tsalapatis, linux-kernel,
Tejun Heo
The sub-cap kfuncs take their cmask arguments as __ign pointers. The values
cross the kfunc boundary as unchecked scalars and scx_cmask_ref_init()
rebases them into the arena by hand.
BPF now translates between BPF and kernel arena addresses for __arena
arguments. Tag the cmask arguments __arena so the kfuncs receive kernel
addresses and scx_cmask_ref_init() loses the hand-rolled conversion. The
optional denied_out keeps its NULL not-provided signal via
__arena__nullable. The mandatory masks use plain __arena.
scx_qmap's call sites drop the (void *)(long) casts since the BPF-side
declarations type the cmask arguments __arena and take arena pointers
directly.
The arena argument address translation is currently implemented only on
x86-64. Schedulers calling these kfuncs load only there for now.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
---
kernel/sched/ext/cid.c | 11 +++---
kernel/sched/ext/ext.c | 8 ++--
kernel/sched/ext/sub.c | 49 ++++++++++++------------
kernel/sched/ext/types.h | 6 +--
tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h | 11 +++---
tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c | 20 +++++-----
6 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
index 231c8562d7c7..11fe9be80f1e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set scx_kfunc_set_cid = {
/**
* scx_cmask_ref_init - Bind a scx_cmask_ref to a BPF-arena cmask
* @sch: scheduler whose arena hosts @src
- * @src: BPF-supplied cmask pointer
+ * @src: BPF-supplied cmask, rebased to its kernel address
* @ref: output ref
*
* Snapshot @src's @base, @nr_cids and @alloc_words. The snapshot is necessary
@@ -969,20 +969,19 @@ static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set scx_kfunc_set_cid = {
int scx_cmask_ref_init(struct scx_sched *sch, const struct scx_cmask *src,
struct scx_cmask_ref *ref)
{
- struct scx_cmask *kern_src = scx_arena_to_kaddr(sch, src);
u32 base, nr_cids, alloc_words, npossible = num_possible_cpus();
s32 *cid_to_shard;
- base = READ_ONCE(kern_src->base);
- nr_cids = READ_ONCE(kern_src->nr_cids);
- alloc_words = READ_ONCE(kern_src->alloc_words);
+ base = READ_ONCE(src->base);
+ nr_cids = READ_ONCE(src->nr_cids);
+ alloc_words = READ_ONCE(src->alloc_words);
if (unlikely(base >= npossible || nr_cids > npossible - base ||
SCX_CMASK_NR_WORDS(nr_cids) > alloc_words))
return -EINVAL;
ref->sch = sch;
- ref->src = kern_src;
+ ref->src = (struct scx_cmask *)src;
ref->base = base;
ref->nr_cids = nr_cids;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index c12327b6d541..26dbbbfe5a87 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -10677,20 +10677,20 @@ __bpf_kfunc struct cgroup *scx_bpf_task_cgroup(struct task_struct *p,
#ifndef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
__bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_grant(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
- const struct scx_cmask *cmask__ign,
- struct scx_cmask *denied_out__ign,
+ const struct scx_cmask *cmask__arena,
+ struct scx_cmask *denied_out__arena__nullable,
const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
{
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
__bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_sub_revoke(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
- const struct scx_cmask *cmask__ign,
+ const struct scx_cmask *cmask__arena,
const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
{
}
-__bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_caps(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, struct scx_cmask *out__ign,
+__bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_caps(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, struct scx_cmask *out__arena,
const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
{
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c b/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c
index 0978581d8c8e..d874ad41a8ed 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c
@@ -2287,26 +2287,26 @@ static s32 sub_cap_preamble(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, const struct bpf_prog_aux *
}
/**
- * scx_bpf_sub_grant - Grant @caps on @cmask__ign's cids to a direct child
+ * scx_bpf_sub_grant - Grant @caps on a cmask's cids to a direct child
* @cgroup_id: cgroup id of the direct child sub-sched
* @caps: bitmask of SCX_CAP_* to grant
- * @cmask__ign: cid cmask to grant @caps on (arena pointer)
- * @denied_out__ign: optional arena cmask accumulating refused cids
+ * @cmask__arena: cid cmask to grant @caps on
+ * @denied_out__arena__nullable: optional cmask accumulating refused cids
* @aux: implicit BPF argument
*
- * A cid in @cmask__ign is granted to the child only if the parent holds every
- * requested cap on it. Refused cids are OR'd into @denied_out__ign when
- * provided. Refusals outside @denied_out__ign's range are not recorded.
+ * A cid in @cmask__arena is granted to the child only if the parent holds every
+ * requested cap on it. Refused cids are OR'd into the denied mask when
+ * provided. Refusals outside the denied mask's range are not recorded.
*
- * All-or-nothing keeps the caller-visible result binary per cid, so
- * @denied_out__ign is one mask to interpret rather than a per-cap matrix.
+ * All-or-nothing keeps the caller-visible result binary per cid, so the denied
+ * mask is one mask to interpret rather than a per-cap matrix.
*
* Return 0 on full success, -EPERM if any cid was refused, or a negative
* errno on other failures.
*/
__bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_grant(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
- const struct scx_cmask *cmask__ign,
- struct scx_cmask *denied_out__ign,
+ const struct scx_cmask *cmask__arena,
+ struct scx_cmask *denied_out__arena__nullable,
const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
{
struct scx_cmask_ref ref, denied_ref;
@@ -2321,14 +2321,14 @@ __bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_grant(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
if (ret)
return ret;
- ret = scx_cmask_ref_init(parent, cmask__ign, &ref);
+ ret = scx_cmask_ref_init(parent, cmask__arena, &ref);
if (ret) {
scx_error(parent, "invalid cmask (%d)", ret);
return ret;
}
- if (denied_out__ign) {
- ret = scx_cmask_ref_init(parent, denied_out__ign, &denied_ref);
+ if (denied_out__arena__nullable) {
+ ret = scx_cmask_ref_init(parent, denied_out__arena__nullable, &denied_ref);
if (ret) {
scx_error(parent, "invalid denied_out (%d)", ret);
return ret;
@@ -2395,10 +2395,10 @@ __bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_grant(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
}
}
- /* record cids that didn't make it through into @denied_out */
+ /* record cids that didn't make it into the denied mask */
if (!scx_cmask_subset(slice, granted_cids)) {
any_denied = true;
- if (denied_out__ign) {
+ if (denied_out__arena__nullable) {
SCX_CMASK_DEFINE_SHARD(denied, slice->base, slice->nr_cids);
scx_cmask_copy(denied, slice);
@@ -2414,19 +2414,18 @@ __bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_grant(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
}
/**
- * scx_bpf_sub_revoke - Revoke @caps on @cmask__ign's cids from @child
+ * scx_bpf_sub_revoke - Revoke @caps on a cmask's cids from a direct child
* @cgroup_id: cgroup id of the direct child sub-sched
* @caps: bitmask of SCX_CAP_* to revoke
- * @cmask__ign: cid cmask to revoke @caps on (arena pointer)
+ * @cmask__arena: cid cmask to revoke @caps on
* @aux: implicit BPF argument
*
- * Clear @caps bits on @cmask__ign from the child named by @cgroup_id and all
+ * Clear @caps bits on @cmask__arena from the child named by @cgroup_id and all
* its descendants. The origin parent's pshard lock is held across the subtree
- * walk so a concurrent grant from the origin parent observes the revoked
- * state.
+ * walk so a concurrent grant from the origin parent observes the revoked state.
*/
__bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_sub_revoke(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
- const struct scx_cmask *cmask__ign,
+ const struct scx_cmask *cmask__arena,
const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
{
struct scx_cmask_ref ref;
@@ -2439,7 +2438,7 @@ __bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_sub_revoke(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
if (sub_cap_preamble(cgroup_id, caps, aux, &parent, &child))
return;
- ret = scx_cmask_ref_init(parent, cmask__ign, &ref);
+ ret = scx_cmask_ref_init(parent, cmask__arena, &ref);
if (ret) {
scx_error(parent, "invalid cmask (%d)", ret);
return;
@@ -2509,7 +2508,7 @@ __bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_sub_revoke(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
* scx_bpf_sub_caps - Read self's or a direct child's cap cmasks
* @cgroup_id: 0 for self, or a direct child's cgroup id
* @caps: one or more SCX_CAP_* bits
- * @out__ign: arena cmask to receive the union of @caps within its range
+ * @out__arena: cmask to receive the union of @caps within its range
* @aux: implicit BPF argument
*
* Read the cap cmasks granted on each cid for self (@cgroup_id 0) or a direct
@@ -2519,7 +2518,7 @@ __bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_sub_revoke(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
* Return 0, -ENODEV if @cgroup_id names no direct child, or -EINVAL on bad
* inputs.
*/
-__bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_caps(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, struct scx_cmask *out__ign,
+__bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_caps(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, struct scx_cmask *out__arena,
const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
{
struct scx_cmask_ref ref;
@@ -2569,7 +2568,7 @@ __bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_caps(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, struct scx_cmask *out_
return -ENODEV;
}
- ret = scx_cmask_ref_init(sch, out__ign, &ref);
+ ret = scx_cmask_ref_init(sch, out__arena, &ref);
if (ret) {
scx_error(sch, "invalid out (%d)", ret);
return ret;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/types.h b/kernel/sched/ext/types.h
index 1eb3ac8508f6..943d8d429a2c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/types.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/types.h
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ struct scx_cmask {
/*
* scx_cmask_ref: validated reference to a BPF-arena cmask.
*
- * scx_cmask_ref_init() normalizes the pointer into the arena and snapshots
- * @base/@nr_cids. The snapshot is what downstream code uses for sizing - the
- * live header can be mutated concurrently by BPF.
+ * scx_cmask_ref_init() snapshots @base/@nr_cids. The snapshot is what
+ * downstream code uses for sizing - the live header can be mutated concurrently
+ * by BPF.
*
* scx_cmask_ref_shard() reads one shard into a cmask. scx_cmask_ref_or() and
* scx_cmask_ref_copy() write back into the referenced arena cmask, bounded by
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h
index 6035d007c43f..979d4cabfaf9 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
#include <asm-generic/errno.h>
#include "user_exit_info.bpf.h"
#include "enum_defs.autogen.h"
+#include "bpf_arena_common.bpf.h"
#define PF_IDLE 0x00000002 /* I am an IDLE thread */
#define PF_IO_WORKER 0x00000010 /* Task is an IO worker */
@@ -115,12 +116,10 @@ u32 scx_bpf_cidperf_cur(s32 cid) __ksym __weak;
s32 scx_bpf_cidperf_set(s32 cid, u32 perf) __ksym __weak;
/* sub-scheduler cap control, scx_bpf_sub_caps() cgroup_id 0 == self */
-s32 scx_bpf_sub_grant(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, const struct scx_cmask *cmask,
- struct scx_cmask *denied) __ksym __weak;
-void scx_bpf_sub_revoke(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, const struct scx_cmask *cmask) __ksym __weak;
-s32 scx_bpf_sub_caps(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, struct scx_cmask *out) __ksym __weak;
-s32 scx_bpf_sub_kill_bstr(u64 cgroup_id, char *fmt,
- unsigned long long *data, u32 data__sz) __ksym __weak;
+s32 scx_bpf_sub_grant(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, const struct scx_cmask __arena *cmask__arena, struct scx_cmask __arena *denied_out__arena__nullable) __ksym __weak;
+void scx_bpf_sub_revoke(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, const struct scx_cmask __arena *cmask__arena) __ksym __weak;
+s32 scx_bpf_sub_caps(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps, struct scx_cmask __arena *out__arena) __ksym __weak;
+s32 scx_bpf_sub_kill_bstr(u64 cgroup_id, char *fmt, unsigned long long *data, u32 data__sz) __ksym __weak;
/*
* Use the following as @it__iter when calling scx_bpf_dsq_move[_vtime]() from
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c
index dd0434437835..61dc748742a2 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c
@@ -1385,8 +1385,8 @@ __noinline void compute_partition(void)
}
/* find out the cids we hold */
- scx_bpf_sub_caps(0, SCX_CAP_ENQ, (void *)(long)&qa.held_excl.mask);
- scx_bpf_sub_caps(0, SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED, (void *)(long)&qa.held_shared.mask);
+ scx_bpf_sub_caps(0, SCX_CAP_ENQ, &qa.held_excl.mask);
+ scx_bpf_sub_caps(0, SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED, &qa.held_shared.mask);
cmask_andnot(&qa.held_shared.mask, &qa.held_excl.mask); /* held only as ENQ_IMMED */
qa.part.nr_shared = 0;
@@ -1613,13 +1613,13 @@ __noinline void apply_partition(void)
cmask_andnot(&qa.to_grant_cids.mask, &ssc->prev_granted.mask);
scx_bpf_sub_revoke(cgid, SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED | SCX_CAP_PERF,
- (void *)(long)&qa.prev_rr_cids.mask);
+ &qa.prev_rr_cids.mask);
scx_bpf_sub_revoke(cgid, SCX_CAP_ENQ | SCX_CAP_PREEMPT |
SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED | SCX_CAP_PERF,
- (void *)(long)&qa.to_revoke_cids.mask);
+ &qa.to_revoke_cids.mask);
scx_bpf_sub_grant(cgid, SCX_CAP_ENQ | SCX_CAP_PREEMPT |
SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED | SCX_CAP_PERF,
- (void *)(long)&qa.to_grant_cids.mask, NULL);
+ &qa.to_grant_cids.mask, NULL);
}
/* the current holder of the shared pool gets ENQ_IMMED on all of it */
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ __noinline void apply_partition(void)
if (holder_cgid)
scx_bpf_sub_grant(holder_cgid,
SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED | SCX_CAP_PERF,
- (void *)(long)&qa.rr_cids.mask, NULL);
+ &qa.rr_cids.mask, NULL);
}
}
@@ -1728,11 +1728,11 @@ static void rr_advance(void)
if (old_cgid)
scx_bpf_sub_revoke(old_cgid,
SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED | SCX_CAP_PERF,
- (void *)(long)&qa.rr_cids.mask);
+ &qa.rr_cids.mask);
if (new_cgid)
scx_bpf_sub_grant(new_cgid,
SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED | SCX_CAP_PERF,
- (void *)(long)&qa.rr_cids.mask, NULL);
+ &qa.rr_cids.mask, NULL);
}
part_end();
@@ -1840,8 +1840,8 @@ s32 BPF_STRUCT_OPS_SLEEPABLE(qmap_init)
cmask_init(&qa.held_excl.mask, 0, nr_cids);
cmask_init(&qa.held_shared.mask, 0, nr_cids);
- scx_bpf_sub_caps(0, SCX_CAP_ENQ, (void *)(long)&qa.held_excl.mask);
- scx_bpf_sub_caps(0, SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED, (void *)(long)&qa.held_shared.mask);
+ scx_bpf_sub_caps(0, SCX_CAP_ENQ, &qa.held_excl.mask);
+ scx_bpf_sub_caps(0, SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED, &qa.held_shared.mask);
cmask_andnot(&qa.held_shared.mask, &qa.held_excl.mask);
bpf_for(i, 0, MAX_SUB_SCHEDS) {
--
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2026-08-12 21:16 [PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.3-arena-args] sched_ext: Convert arena-pointer interfaces to __arena arguments Tejun Heo
2026-08-12 21:16 ` [PATCH 1/3] sched_ext: Pass kernel arena pointers to ops_cid callbacks Tejun Heo
2026-08-12 21:16 ` [PATCH 2/3] sched_ext: Convert sub-cap kfuncs to __arena cmask arguments Tejun Heo
@ 2026-08-12 21:16 ` Tejun Heo
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tejun Heo @ 2026-08-12 21:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Vernet, Andrea Righi, Changwoo Min
Cc: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi, sched-ext, Emil Tsalapatis, linux-kernel,
Tejun Heo
scx_bpf_cid_override() predates the cid-form arena transition and takes its
arrays as verifier-checked mem+size buffers, forcing scx_qmap to keep the
cpu_to_cid and shard_start arrays in writable bss while the rest of its
state lives in the arena. Unify on arena arguments before cid-form
schedulers start seeing real use.
BPF now translates between BPF and kernel arena addresses for __arena
arguments. Take the arrays as __arena arguments, with the counts passed in
entries. The counts now size the snapshot copies and are bounds-checked
before them.
scx_qmap moves the arrays into struct qmap_arena. As the arena is mmapped at
load, the loader populates them between load and attach instead of before
load.
The arena argument address translation is currently implemented only on
x86-64. Schedulers calling this kfunc load only there for now.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
---
kernel/sched/ext/cid.c | 49 +++++++++--------
tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.bpf.h | 14 ++---
tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c | 16 ++----
tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c | 68 ++++++++++++++----------
tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.h | 4 ++
5 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
index 11fe9be80f1e..39f88deb94bc 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
@@ -449,10 +449,10 @@ __bpf_kfunc_start_defs();
/**
* scx_bpf_cid_override - Install an explicit cpu->cid mapping with shard info
- * @cpu_to_cid_src: array of nr_cpu_ids s32 entries (cid for each cpu)
- * @cpu_to_cid_src__sz: must be nr_cpu_ids * sizeof(s32) bytes
- * @shard_start_src: array of first-cid-of-each-shard, strictly increasing from 0
- * @shard_start_src__sz: nr_shards * sizeof(s32) bytes
+ * @cpu_to_cid__arena: array of nr_cpu_ids s32 entries (cid for each cpu)
+ * @cpu_to_cid_cnt: number of entries, must be nr_cpu_ids
+ * @shard_start__arena: array of first-cid-of-each-shard, one entry per shard
+ * @shard_start_cnt: number of shards
* @aux: implicit BPF argument to access bpf_prog_aux hidden from BPF progs
*
* May only be called from ops.init_cids() of the root scheduler. Replace the
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ __bpf_kfunc_start_defs();
* (core/LLC/node) is cleared and the shard layout is set from the input. On
* invalid input, abort the scheduler.
*/
-__bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_cid_override(const s32 *cpu_to_cid_src, u32 cpu_to_cid_src__sz,
- const s32 *shard_start_src, u32 shard_start_src__sz,
- const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
+__bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_cid_override(const s32 *cpu_to_cid__arena, u32 cpu_to_cid_cnt,
+ const s32 *shard_start__arena, u32 shard_start_cnt,
+ const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
{
cpumask_var_t seen __free(free_cpumask_var) = CPUMASK_VAR_NULL;
u32 *node_counts __free(kfree) = NULL;
@@ -475,19 +475,28 @@ __bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_cid_override(const s32 *cpu_to_cid_src, u32 cpu_to_cid_
u32 npossible = num_possible_cpus();
struct scx_cid_tables *tbls;
struct scx_sched *sch;
- u32 nr_shards;
+ u32 nr_shards = shard_start_cnt;
bool alloced;
s32 cpu, cid, si;
/*
* GFP_KERNEL allocs must happen before the rcu read section. Snapshot
- * the BPF-supplied arrays so a concurrent map mutation can't change
+ * the BPF-supplied arrays so a concurrent arena write can't change
* them between validation and use.
+ *
+ * The BPF-supplied counts size the snapshots and thus the arena reads.
+ * Gate the copies on the count bounds, reported below once @sch is
+ * available. The bounded reads, at most 32KB, stay within the guard
+ * region that arena fault recovery covers.
*/
alloced = zalloc_cpumask_var(&seen, GFP_KERNEL);
node_counts = kcalloc(nr_node_ids, sizeof(*node_counts), GFP_KERNEL);
- cpu_to_cid = kmemdup(cpu_to_cid_src, cpu_to_cid_src__sz, GFP_KERNEL);
- shard_start = kmemdup(shard_start_src, shard_start_src__sz, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (cpu_to_cid_cnt == nr_cpu_ids)
+ cpu_to_cid = kmemdup(cpu_to_cid__arena, cpu_to_cid_cnt * sizeof(s32),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (nr_shards && nr_shards <= npossible)
+ shard_start = kmemdup(shard_start__arena, nr_shards * sizeof(s32),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
guard(rcu)();
@@ -499,25 +508,23 @@ __bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_cid_override(const s32 *cpu_to_cid_src, u32 cpu_to_cid_
lockdep_assert_held(&scx_enable_mutex);
tbls = scx_cid_tables;
- if (!alloced || !node_counts || !cpu_to_cid || !shard_start) {
- scx_error(sch, "scx_bpf_cid_override: allocation failed");
+ if (cpu_to_cid_cnt != nr_cpu_ids) {
+ scx_error(sch, "scx_bpf_cid_override: cpu_to_cid expected %u entries, got %u",
+ nr_cpu_ids, cpu_to_cid_cnt);
return;
}
- if (cpu_to_cid_src__sz != nr_cpu_ids * sizeof(s32)) {
- scx_error(sch, "scx_bpf_cid_override: cpu_to_cid expected %zu bytes, got %u",
- nr_cpu_ids * sizeof(s32), cpu_to_cid_src__sz);
+ if (!nr_shards || nr_shards > npossible) {
+ scx_error(sch, "scx_bpf_cid_override: invalid shard_start count %u",
+ nr_shards);
return;
}
- if (!shard_start_src__sz || shard_start_src__sz % sizeof(s32)) {
- scx_error(sch, "scx_bpf_cid_override: invalid shard_start size %u",
- shard_start_src__sz);
+ if (!alloced || !node_counts || !cpu_to_cid || !shard_start) {
+ scx_error(sch, "scx_bpf_cid_override: allocation failed");
return;
}
- nr_shards = shard_start_src__sz / sizeof(s32);
-
/* validate shard_start[]: starts at 0, strictly increasing, in range */
if (shard_start[0] != 0) {
scx_error(sch, "scx_bpf_cid_override: shard_start[0] must be 0, got %d",
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.bpf.h b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.bpf.h
index 1b45655a64a3..7c735eb09c07 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.bpf.h
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.bpf.h
@@ -125,15 +125,17 @@ static inline bool scx_bpf_sub_dispatch(u64 cgroup_id)
* v7.3: scx_bpf_cid_override() for explicit cid and shard mapping. Ignore if
* missing.
*/
-void scx_bpf_cid_override___compat(const s32 *cpu_to_cid, u32 cpu_to_cid__sz,
- const s32 *shard_start, u32 shard_start__sz) __ksym __weak;
+void scx_bpf_cid_override___compat(const s32 __arena *cpu_to_cid__arena,
+ u32 cpu_to_cid_cnt,
+ const s32 __arena *shard_start__arena,
+ u32 shard_start_cnt) __ksym __weak;
-static inline void scx_bpf_cid_override(const s32 *cpu_to_cid, u32 cpu_to_cid__sz,
- const s32 *shard_start, u32 shard_start__sz)
+static inline void scx_bpf_cid_override(const s32 __arena *cpu_to_cid, u32 cpu_to_cid_cnt,
+ const s32 __arena *shard_start, u32 shard_start_cnt)
{
if (bpf_ksym_exists(scx_bpf_cid_override___compat))
- scx_bpf_cid_override___compat(cpu_to_cid, cpu_to_cid__sz,
- shard_start, shard_start__sz);
+ scx_bpf_cid_override___compat(cpu_to_cid, cpu_to_cid_cnt,
+ shard_start, shard_start_cnt);
}
/**
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c
index 61dc748742a2..d9ca9106a5ce 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.bpf.c
@@ -80,14 +80,6 @@ const volatile u64 round_robin_ns;
*/
const volatile u32 cid_override_mode;
const volatile u32 cid_override_nr_shards;
-/*
- * Arrays live in bss (writable) because scx_bpf_cid_override()'s BPF
- * verifier signature treats its len-paired pointers as read/write - rodata
- * fails verification with "write into map forbidden". Userspace populates
- * them before SCX_OPS_LOAD, same as rodata, and nothing writes them after.
- */
-s32 cid_override_cpu_to_cid[SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS];
-s32 cid_override_shard_start[SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS];
UEI_DEFINE(uei);
@@ -1761,17 +1753,15 @@ s32 BPF_STRUCT_OPS_SLEEPABLE(qmap_init_cids)
if (!cid_override_mode)
return 0;
- /* bound the count so the verifier accepts cpu_to_cid's mem/len pair */
+ /* the arena arrays are sized SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS */
if (nr_cpu_ids > SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS) {
scx_bpf_error("nr_cpu_ids=%u exceeds SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS=%d",
nr_cpu_ids, SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS);
return -EINVAL;
}
- scx_bpf_cid_override((const s32 *)cid_override_cpu_to_cid,
- nr_cpu_ids * sizeof(s32),
- (const s32 *)cid_override_shard_start,
- cid_override_nr_shards * sizeof(s32));
+ scx_bpf_cid_override(qa.cid_override_cpu_to_cid, nr_cpu_ids,
+ qa.cid_override_shard_start, cid_override_nr_shards);
return 0;
}
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c
index 988b6931633e..5bb5f687e579 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
char tbuf[32];
u32 inject_mode = 0;
u64 own_cgid = 0;
+ s32 cid_override_shard_sz = 4;
libbpf_set_print(libbpf_print_fn);
signal(SIGINT, sigint_handler);
@@ -328,8 +329,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
break;
case 'C': {
u32 nr_cpus = libbpf_num_possible_cpus();
- u32 mode, i;
- s32 shard_sz = 4;
+ u32 mode;
if (!strcmp(optarg, "shuffle"))
mode = QMAP_CID_OVR_SHUFFLE;
@@ -344,18 +344,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
return 1;
}
skel->rodata->cid_override_mode = mode;
-
- /* shuffle: reversed cpu_to_cid; others: identity */
- for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++) {
- if (mode == QMAP_CID_OVR_SHUFFLE)
- skel->bss->cid_override_cpu_to_cid[i] = nr_cpus - 1 - i;
- else
- skel->bss->cid_override_cpu_to_cid[i] = i;
- }
- if (mode == QMAP_CID_OVR_BAD_DUP && nr_cpus >= 2)
- skel->bss->cid_override_cpu_to_cid[1] = 0;
- if (mode == QMAP_CID_OVR_BAD_RANGE)
- skel->bss->cid_override_cpu_to_cid[0] = (s32)nr_cpus;
+ cid_override_shard_sz = 4;
/*
* bad-mono needs >= 3 shards to build a 0-based but
@@ -368,21 +357,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
nr_cpus);
return 1;
}
- shard_sz = nr_cpus / 3;
+ cid_override_shard_sz = nr_cpus / 3;
}
/* shards of shard_sz each */
- skel->rodata->cid_override_nr_shards = (nr_cpus + shard_sz - 1) / shard_sz;
- for (i = 0; i < skel->rodata->cid_override_nr_shards; i++)
- skel->bss->cid_override_shard_start[i] = i * shard_sz;
-
- if (mode == QMAP_CID_OVR_BAD_MONO) {
- /* swap [1] and [2] to break monotonicity */
- s32 tmp = skel->bss->cid_override_shard_start[1];
- skel->bss->cid_override_shard_start[1] =
- skel->bss->cid_override_shard_start[2];
- skel->bss->cid_override_shard_start[2] = tmp;
- }
+ skel->rodata->cid_override_nr_shards =
+ (nr_cpus + cid_override_shard_sz - 1) / cid_override_shard_sz;
break;
}
case 'i':
@@ -428,9 +408,43 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
skel->rodata->round_robin_ns = (u64)round_robin_ms * 1000000;
SCX_OPS_LOAD(skel, qmap_ops, scx_qmap, uei);
- link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, qmap_ops, scx_qmap);
qa = &skel->arena->qa;
+
+ /*
+ * The cid-override arrays live in the arena, which is mmapped at load.
+ * Populate them before qmap_init_cids() consumes them at attach.
+ */
+ if (skel->rodata->cid_override_mode) {
+ u32 mode = skel->rodata->cid_override_mode;
+ u32 nr_cpus = libbpf_num_possible_cpus();
+ u32 i;
+
+ /* shuffle: reversed cpu_to_cid; others: identity */
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++) {
+ if (mode == QMAP_CID_OVR_SHUFFLE)
+ qa->cid_override_cpu_to_cid[i] = nr_cpus - 1 - i;
+ else
+ qa->cid_override_cpu_to_cid[i] = i;
+ }
+ if (mode == QMAP_CID_OVR_BAD_DUP && nr_cpus >= 2)
+ qa->cid_override_cpu_to_cid[1] = 0;
+ if (mode == QMAP_CID_OVR_BAD_RANGE)
+ qa->cid_override_cpu_to_cid[0] = (s32)nr_cpus;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < skel->rodata->cid_override_nr_shards; i++)
+ qa->cid_override_shard_start[i] = i * cid_override_shard_sz;
+
+ if (mode == QMAP_CID_OVR_BAD_MONO) {
+ /* swap [1] and [2] to break monotonicity */
+ s32 tmp = qa->cid_override_shard_start[1];
+ qa->cid_override_shard_start[1] = qa->cid_override_shard_start[2];
+ qa->cid_override_shard_start[2] = tmp;
+ }
+ }
+
+ link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, qmap_ops, scx_qmap);
+
qa->test_error_cnt = test_error_cnt;
qa->inject_mode = inject_mode;
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.h b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.h
index c8f602d58ca3..c78d61806b39 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.h
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.h
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ struct qmap_arena {
struct cpu_ctx cpu_ctxs[SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS];
+ /* cid-override test input, populated by the loader before attach */
+ __s32 cid_override_cpu_to_cid[SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS];
+ __s32 cid_override_shard_start[SCX_QMAP_MAX_CPUS];
+
/* task_ctx slab; allocated and threaded by qmap_init() */
struct task_ctx __arena *task_ctxs;
struct task_ctx __arena *task_free_head;
--
2.55.0
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