[PATCH v6 sched_ext/for-7.2 0/2] sched_ext: Follow-up fixes for exit_cpu accuracy

[PATCH v6 sched_ext/for-7.2 0/2] sched_ext: Follow-up fixes for exit_cpu accuracy

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

Follow-up of Tejun's suggestion [1], discussed in v2 and the subsequent
review thread [2].

Patch 1 fixes exit_cpu accuracy for the hard lockup and softlockup
paths. For the RCU stall path, -1 is used as a placeholder until
patch 2 threads the cpumask.

Patch 2 upgrades panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall() to
accept a cpumask of stalled CPUs, stored in scx_sched and piped
directly to scx_dump_state().

Based on sched_ext/for-next (b565a73baec2).

Changes in v6:
- Drop stalled_mask parameter from synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall()
  (Paul McKenney).
- Link to v5:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260521161636.1893894-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v5:
- Replace dynamic cpumask allocation in both RCU stall paths with static
  rcu_stall_cpumask and rcu_exp_stall_cpumask (Paul McKenney).
- Link to v4:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260519171745.1551340-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v4:
- Store stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info (Tejun Heo).
- Use __GFP_NOWARN for cpumask allocations in both RCU stall paths.
- Link to v3:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260518131311.1170786-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v3:
- Drop patch 1 of v2 ("Normalize exit dump header to 'on CPU N'"),
  already applied to sched_ext/for-7.2.
- Replace single stalled_cpu int with const struct cpumask * in
  panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall() (Paul McKenney, Tejun Heo).
- Thread cpumask through the expedited stall path (Tejun Heo).
- Falls back to cpu_none_mask on allocation failure.
- Link to v2:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260504161543.674488-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v2:
- Use raw_smp_processor_id() in synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait() to
  avoid CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT splat.
- Link to v1:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260501131521.161852-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/e7cbfc99b52b4b7059267bb81498179f@kernel.org/
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/af0Gn47y1Lj2BAqd@slm.duckdns.org/

Thanks,
Cheng-Yang

---
Cheng-Yang Chou (2):
  sched_ext: Fix exit_cpu accuracy for lockup paths
  sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled
    CPUs

 include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
 kernel/rcu/tree.c           |  3 ++
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       |  5 ++-
 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 13 ++++--
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  3 +-
 6 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

-- 
2.48.1

[PATCH 1/2] sched_ext: Fix exit_cpu accuracy for lockup paths

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

handle_lockup() uses raw_smp_processor_id() for exit_cpu, which is wrong
for two paths:

- scx_hardlockup_irq_workfn() has the hung CPU in a local variable but
  irq_work may run elsewhere. Pass the local cpu explicitly.
- scx_rcu_cpu_stall() records the detector CPU rather than the stalled
  one. Pass -1 for now. The next patch fixes this properly.

Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
---
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 12 +++++++-----
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  2 --
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index ffad1a90196f..0c37b5fd58b0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -5205,6 +5205,7 @@ bool scx_allow_ttwu_queue(const struct task_struct *p)
 
 /**
  * handle_lockup - sched_ext common lockup handler
+ * @exit_cpu: CPU to record in exit_info. Pass the stalled/hung CPU, not current.
  * @fmt: format string
  *
  * Called on system stall or lockup condition and initiates abort of sched_ext
@@ -5214,7 +5215,7 @@ bool scx_allow_ttwu_queue(const struct task_struct *p)
  * resolve the lockup. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or abort was already
  * initiated by someone else.
  */
-static __printf(1, 2) bool handle_lockup(const char *fmt, ...)
+static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	struct scx_sched *sch;
 	va_list args;
@@ -5230,7 +5231,7 @@ static __printf(1, 2) bool handle_lockup(const char *fmt, ...)
 	case SCX_ENABLING:
 	case SCX_ENABLED:
 		va_start(args, fmt);
-		ret = scx_verror(sch, fmt, args);
+		ret = scx_vexit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR, 0, exit_cpu, fmt, args);
 		va_end(args);
 		return ret;
 	default:
@@ -5252,7 +5253,7 @@ static __printf(1, 2) bool handle_lockup(const char *fmt, ...)
  */
 bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
 {
-	return handle_lockup("RCU CPU stall detected!");
+	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5267,7 +5268,8 @@ bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
  */
 void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s)
 {
-	if (!handle_lockup("soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us", smp_processor_id(), dur_s))
+	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(), "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
+			   smp_processor_id(), dur_s))
 		return;
 
 	printk_deferred(KERN_ERR "sched_ext: Soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us, disabling BPF scheduler\n",
@@ -5286,7 +5288,7 @@ static void scx_hardlockup_irq_workfn(struct irq_work *work)
 {
 	int cpu = atomic_xchg(&scx_hardlockup_cpu, -1);
 
-	if (cpu >= 0 && handle_lockup("hard lockup - CPU %d", cpu))
+	if (cpu >= 0 && handle_lockup(cpu, "hard lockup - CPU %d", cpu))
 		printk_deferred(KERN_ERR "sched_ext: Hard lockup - CPU %d, disabling BPF scheduler\n",
 				cpu);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
index 9bb65367f510..2f15a4d3c534 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
@@ -1509,8 +1509,6 @@ __printf(5, 6) bool __scx_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind,
 	__scx_exit(sch, kind, exit_code, raw_smp_processor_id(), fmt, ##args)
 #define scx_error(sch, fmt, args...)						\
 	scx_exit((sch), SCX_EXIT_ERROR, 0, fmt, ##args)
-#define scx_verror(sch, fmt, args)						\
-	scx_vexit((sch), SCX_EXIT_ERROR, 0, raw_smp_processor_id(), fmt, args)
 
 /*
  * Return the rq currently locked from an scx callback, or NULL if no rq is
-- 
2.48.1

Re: [PATCH 1/2] sched_ext: Fix exit_cpu accuracy for lockup paths

[Andrea Righi]

Hi Cheng-Yang,

On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 11:25:26PM +0800, Cheng-Yang Chou wrote:
> handle_lockup() uses raw_smp_processor_id() for exit_cpu, which is wrong
> for two paths:
> 
> - scx_hardlockup_irq_workfn() has the hung CPU in a local variable but
>   irq_work may run elsewhere. Pass the local cpu explicitly.
> - scx_rcu_cpu_stall() records the detector CPU rather than the stalled
>   one. Pass -1 for now. The next patch fixes this properly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>

Small nit below, apart than that looks good me.

Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>

> ---
>  kernel/sched/ext.c          | 12 +++++++-----
>  kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  2 --
>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> index ffad1a90196f..0c37b5fd58b0 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> @@ -5205,6 +5205,7 @@ bool scx_allow_ttwu_queue(const struct task_struct *p)
>  
>  /**
>   * handle_lockup - sched_ext common lockup handler
> + * @exit_cpu: CPU to record in exit_info. Pass the stalled/hung CPU, not current.
>   * @fmt: format string
>   *
>   * Called on system stall or lockup condition and initiates abort of sched_ext
> @@ -5214,7 +5215,7 @@ bool scx_allow_ttwu_queue(const struct task_struct *p)
>   * resolve the lockup. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or abort was already
>   * initiated by someone else.
>   */
> -static __printf(1, 2) bool handle_lockup(const char *fmt, ...)
> +static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
>  {
>  	struct scx_sched *sch;
>  	va_list args;
> @@ -5230,7 +5231,7 @@ static __printf(1, 2) bool handle_lockup(const char *fmt, ...)
>  	case SCX_ENABLING:
>  	case SCX_ENABLED:
>  		va_start(args, fmt);
> -		ret = scx_verror(sch, fmt, args);
> +		ret = scx_vexit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR, 0, exit_cpu, fmt, args);
>  		va_end(args);
>  		return ret;
>  	default:
> @@ -5252,7 +5253,7 @@ static __printf(1, 2) bool handle_lockup(const char *fmt, ...)
>   */
>  bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
>  {
> -	return handle_lockup("RCU CPU stall detected!");
> +	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -5267,7 +5268,8 @@ bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
>   */
>  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s)
>  {
> -	if (!handle_lockup("soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us", smp_processor_id(), dur_s))
> +	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(), "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
> +			   smp_processor_id(), dur_s))

nit: maybe we can use smp_processor_id() once here, like:

 int cpu = smp_processor_id();

 if (!handle_lockup(cpu, ..., cpu, dur_s))

Thanks,
-Andrea

[PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
report at all.

Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.

Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
truncation.

Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
 kernel/rcu/tree.c           |  3 ++
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       |  5 ++-
 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 13 +++++--
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
 6 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
 void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
 void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
 bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
-bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
+bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);
 
 #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
 static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
-static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
+static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 55df6d37145e..03c9651be5c0 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -4871,6 +4871,9 @@ static void __init rcu_dump_rcu_node_tree(void)
 
 struct workqueue_struct *rcu_gp_wq;
 
+static struct cpumask rcu_stall_cpumask;
+static struct cpumask rcu_exp_stall_cpumask;
+
 void __init rcu_init(void)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
index 82cada459e5d..46b6907f1b09 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
 			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
 				continue;
 			ndetected++;
+			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
 			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
 			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
 				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
@@ -665,6 +666,8 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
 		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
 			continue;
 
+		cpumask_clear(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
+
 		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
 
 		j = jiffies;
@@ -675,7 +678,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
 
 		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-		panic_on_rcu_stall();
+		panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
index b67532cb8770..d0c4f193f17e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
 early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
 
 /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
-static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
+static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
 	static int cpu_stall;
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
 	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
 	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
 	 */
-	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
+	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
 		return;
 
 	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
 		return;
 
+	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
+
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
 
 	/*
@@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
 				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
 					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
+					cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_stall_cpumask);
 					ndetected++;
 				}
 		}
@@ -701,7 +704,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-	panic_on_rcu_stall();
+	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
 
 	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
 }
@@ -754,7 +757,9 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-	panic_on_rcu_stall();
+	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
+	cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &rcu_stall_cpumask);
+	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
 
 	/*
 	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 0c37b5fd58b0..28009d08762b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -4966,6 +4966,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
 
 static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
 static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
+static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
+static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
 
 static s32 scx_set_cmask_scratch_alloc(struct scx_sched *sch)
 {
@@ -5022,6 +5024,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
 	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
@@ -5251,9 +5254,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
  * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
  * else already initiated abort.
  */
-bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
+bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
-	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
+	struct scx_sched *sch;
+	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
+	int exit_cpu;
+
+	guard(rcu)();
+
+	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
+	if (unlikely(!sch))
+		return false;
+
+	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
+	case SCX_ENABLING:
+	case SCX_ENABLED:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
+	ei = sch->exit_info;
+
+	guard(preempt)();
+
+	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
+		return false;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
+	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
+#endif
+	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
+		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
+	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
+	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
+	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
+	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
+
+	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6672,14 +6712,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
 	dump_line(&s, "----------");
 
 	/*
-	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
-	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
+	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
+	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
 	 */
-	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
-		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
+	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
+		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
 			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
+				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
+			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
+				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		}
 	}
 
 	dump_newline(&s);
@@ -6916,6 +6965,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
 	}
+	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
 	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
@@ -6994,8 +7047,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
 err_free_lb_resched:
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
-	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
 #endif
+err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
 err_free_lb_cpumask:
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
 err_stop_helper:
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
index 2f15a4d3c534..f48dfda3facb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
@@ -1199,6 +1199,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
 	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
 	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
 	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
+	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
 	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
 
 	/* all ancestors including self */
-- 
2.48.1

Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Paul E. McKenney]

On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 11:25:27PM +0800, Cheng-Yang Chou wrote:
> scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
> stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
> report at all.
> 
> Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
> to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
> full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.
> 
> Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
> BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
> directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
> truncation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>

From an RCU perspective:

Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>

> ---
>  include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
>  kernel/rcu/tree.c           |  3 ++
>  kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       |  5 ++-
>  kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 13 +++++--
>  kernel/sched/ext.c          | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
>  6 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
>  void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
>  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
>  bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
> -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
> +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);
>  
>  #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
>  
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
>  static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
>  static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
>  static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
> -static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
> +static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }
>  
>  #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> index 55df6d37145e..03c9651be5c0 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> @@ -4871,6 +4871,9 @@ static void __init rcu_dump_rcu_node_tree(void)
>  
>  struct workqueue_struct *rcu_gp_wq;
>  
> +static struct cpumask rcu_stall_cpumask;
> +static struct cpumask rcu_exp_stall_cpumask;
> +
>  void __init rcu_init(void)
>  {
>  	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> index 82cada459e5d..46b6907f1b09 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> @@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
>  			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
>  				continue;
>  			ndetected++;
> +			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
>  			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
>  			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
>  				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
> @@ -665,6 +666,8 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
>  		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
>  			continue;
>  
> +		cpumask_clear(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
> +
>  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
>  
>  		j = jiffies;
> @@ -675,7 +678,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
>  
>  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -		panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +		panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
>  	}
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> index b67532cb8770..d0c4f193f17e 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
>  early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
>  
>  /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
> -static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> +static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
>  {
>  	static int cpu_stall;
>  
> @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
>  	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
>  	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
>  	 */
> -	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
> +	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
>  		return;
>  
>  	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
> @@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
>  		return;
>  
> +	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> +
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
>  				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
>  					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
> +					cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_stall_cpumask);
>  					ndetected++;
>  				}
>  		}
> @@ -701,7 +704,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
>  
>  	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
>  }
> @@ -754,7 +757,9 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> +	cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &rcu_stall_cpumask);
> +	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> index 0c37b5fd58b0..28009d08762b 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> @@ -4966,6 +4966,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
>  
>  static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
>  static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
> +static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> +static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
>  
>  static s32 scx_set_cmask_scratch_alloc(struct scx_sched *sch)
>  {
> @@ -5022,6 +5024,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
>  	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
>  	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
> @@ -5251,9 +5254,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
>   * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
>   * else already initiated abort.
>   */
> -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
> +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
>  {
> -	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
> +	struct scx_sched *sch;
> +	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
> +	int exit_cpu;
> +
> +	guard(rcu)();
> +
> +	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
> +	if (unlikely(!sch))
> +		return false;
> +
> +	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
> +	case SCX_ENABLING:
> +	case SCX_ENABLED:
> +		break;
> +	default:
> +		return false;
> +	}
> +
> +	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
> +	ei = sch->exit_info;
> +
> +	guard(preempt)();
> +
> +	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
> +		return false;
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
> +	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
> +#endif
> +	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
> +		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
> +	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
> +	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
> +	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
> +	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
> +
> +	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
> +	return true;
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -6672,14 +6712,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
>  	dump_line(&s, "----------");
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
> -	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
> +	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
> +	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
>  	 */
> -	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> -		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> -	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> -		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> +	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
> +		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
>  			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
> +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> +			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		}
>  	}
>  
>  	dump_newline(&s);
> @@ -6916,6 +6965,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
>  		ret = -ENOMEM;
>  		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
>  	}
> +	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
> +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> +		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
> +	}
>  	/*
>  	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
>  	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
> @@ -6994,8 +7047,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
>  err_free_lb_resched:
>  	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
> -	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
>  #endif
> +err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
>  err_free_lb_cpumask:
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
>  err_stop_helper:
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> index 2f15a4d3c534..f48dfda3facb 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> @@ -1199,6 +1199,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
>  	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
>  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
>  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
> +	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
>  	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
>  
>  	/* all ancestors including self */
> -- 
> 2.48.1
> 

Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

Hi Paul,

On Thu, Jun 04, 2026 at 10:57:38AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 11:25:27PM +0800, Cheng-Yang Chou wrote:
> > scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
> > stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
> > report at all.
> > 
> > Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
> > to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
> > full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.
> > 
> > Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
> > BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
> > directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
> > truncation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
> 
> From an RCU perspective:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>

Thanks for your guidance and review! ^0^

-- 
Cheers,
Cheng-Yang

Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Andrea Righi]

Hi Cheng-Yang,

On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 11:25:27PM +0800, Cheng-Yang Chou wrote:
> scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
> stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
> report at all.
> 
> Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
> to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
> full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.
> 
> Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
> BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
> directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
> truncation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>

Looks good from a sched_ext perspective.

Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>

Thanks,
-Andrea

> ---
>  include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
>  kernel/rcu/tree.c           |  3 ++
>  kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       |  5 ++-
>  kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 13 +++++--
>  kernel/sched/ext.c          | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
>  6 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
>  void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
>  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
>  bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
> -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
> +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);
>  
>  #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
>  
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
>  static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
>  static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
>  static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
> -static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
> +static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }
>  
>  #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> index 55df6d37145e..03c9651be5c0 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> @@ -4871,6 +4871,9 @@ static void __init rcu_dump_rcu_node_tree(void)
>  
>  struct workqueue_struct *rcu_gp_wq;
>  
> +static struct cpumask rcu_stall_cpumask;
> +static struct cpumask rcu_exp_stall_cpumask;
> +
>  void __init rcu_init(void)
>  {
>  	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> index 82cada459e5d..46b6907f1b09 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> @@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
>  			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
>  				continue;
>  			ndetected++;
> +			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
>  			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
>  			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
>  				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
> @@ -665,6 +666,8 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
>  		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
>  			continue;
>  
> +		cpumask_clear(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
> +
>  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
>  
>  		j = jiffies;
> @@ -675,7 +678,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
>  
>  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -		panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +		panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
>  	}
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> index b67532cb8770..d0c4f193f17e 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
>  early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
>  
>  /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
> -static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> +static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
>  {
>  	static int cpu_stall;
>  
> @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
>  	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
>  	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
>  	 */
> -	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
> +	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
>  		return;
>  
>  	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
> @@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
>  		return;
>  
> +	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> +
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
>  				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
>  					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
> +					cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_stall_cpumask);
>  					ndetected++;
>  				}
>  		}
> @@ -701,7 +704,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
>  
>  	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
>  }
> @@ -754,7 +757,9 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> +	cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &rcu_stall_cpumask);
> +	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> index 0c37b5fd58b0..28009d08762b 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> @@ -4966,6 +4966,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
>  
>  static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
>  static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
> +static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> +static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
>  
>  static s32 scx_set_cmask_scratch_alloc(struct scx_sched *sch)
>  {
> @@ -5022,6 +5024,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
>  	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
>  	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
> @@ -5251,9 +5254,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
>   * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
>   * else already initiated abort.
>   */
> -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
> +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
>  {
> -	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
> +	struct scx_sched *sch;
> +	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
> +	int exit_cpu;
> +
> +	guard(rcu)();
> +
> +	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
> +	if (unlikely(!sch))
> +		return false;
> +
> +	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
> +	case SCX_ENABLING:
> +	case SCX_ENABLED:
> +		break;
> +	default:
> +		return false;
> +	}
> +
> +	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
> +	ei = sch->exit_info;
> +
> +	guard(preempt)();
> +
> +	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
> +		return false;
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
> +	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
> +#endif
> +	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
> +		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
> +	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
> +	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
> +	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
> +	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
> +
> +	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
> +	return true;
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -6672,14 +6712,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
>  	dump_line(&s, "----------");
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
> -	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
> +	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
> +	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
>  	 */
> -	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> -		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> -	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> -		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> +	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
> +		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
>  			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
> +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> +			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		}
>  	}
>  
>  	dump_newline(&s);
> @@ -6916,6 +6965,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
>  		ret = -ENOMEM;
>  		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
>  	}
> +	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
> +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> +		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
> +	}
>  	/*
>  	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
>  	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
> @@ -6994,8 +7047,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
>  err_free_lb_resched:
>  	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
> -	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
>  #endif
> +err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
>  err_free_lb_cpumask:
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
>  err_stop_helper:
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> index 2f15a4d3c534..f48dfda3facb 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> @@ -1199,6 +1199,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
>  	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
>  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
>  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
> +	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
>  	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
>  
>  	/* all ancestors including self */
> -- 
> 2.48.1
> 

[PATCH v7 sched_ext/for-7.2 0/2] sched_ext: Follow-up fixes for exit_cpu accuracy

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

From: yphbchou0911 <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>

Follow-up of Tejun's suggestion [1], discussed in v2 and the subsequent
review thread [2].

Patch 1 fixes exit_cpu accuracy for the hard lockup and softlockup
paths. For the RCU stall path, -1 is used as a placeholder until
patch 2 threads the cpumask.

Patch 2 upgrades panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall() to
accept a cpumask of stalled CPUs, stored in scx_sched and piped
directly to scx_dump_state().

Based on sched_ext/for-next (180c5cefd174).

Changes in v7:
- Read smp_processor_id() once into a local variable (Andrea Righi).
- Link to v6:
  https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260531152646.1206799-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v6:
- Drop stalled_mask parameter from synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall()
  (Paul McKenney).
- Link to v5:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260521161636.1893894-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v5:
- Replace dynamic cpumask allocation in both RCU stall paths with static
  rcu_stall_cpumask and rcu_exp_stall_cpumask (Paul McKenney).
- Link to v4:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260519171745.1551340-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v4:
- Store stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info (Tejun Heo).
- Use __GFP_NOWARN for cpumask allocations in both RCU stall paths.
- Link to v3:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260518131311.1170786-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v3:
- Drop patch 1 of v2 ("Normalize exit dump header to 'on CPU N'"),
  already applied to sched_ext/for-7.2.
- Replace single stalled_cpu int with const struct cpumask * in
  panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall() (Paul McKenney, Tejun Heo).
- Thread cpumask through the expedited stall path (Tejun Heo).
- Falls back to cpu_none_mask on allocation failure.
- Link to v2:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260504161543.674488-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v2:
- Use raw_smp_processor_id() in synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait() to
  avoid CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT splat.
- Link to v1:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260501131521.161852-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/e7cbfc99b52b4b7059267bb81498179f@kernel.org/
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/af0Gn47y1Lj2BAqd@slm.duckdns.org/

Thanks,
Cheng-Yang

---

Cheng-Yang Chou (2):
  sched_ext: Fix exit_cpu accuracy for lockup paths
  sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled
    CPUs

 include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
 kernel/rcu/tree.c           |  3 ++
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       |  5 ++-
 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 13 ++++--
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  3 +-
 6 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

-- 
2.43.0

[PATCH 1/2] sched_ext: Fix exit_cpu accuracy for lockup paths

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

handle_lockup() uses raw_smp_processor_id() for exit_cpu, which is wrong
for two paths:

- scx_hardlockup_irq_workfn() has the hung CPU in a local variable but
  irq_work may run elsewhere. Pass the local cpu explicitly.
- scx_rcu_cpu_stall() records the detector CPU rather than the stalled
  one. Pass -1 for now. The next patch fixes this properly.

Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
---
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 15 +++++++++------
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  2 --
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 8f82407330ae..161a7a2ca80f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -5205,6 +5205,7 @@ bool scx_allow_ttwu_queue(const struct task_struct *p)
 
 /**
  * handle_lockup - sched_ext common lockup handler
+ * @exit_cpu: CPU to record in exit_info. Pass the stalled/hung CPU, not current.
  * @fmt: format string
  *
  * Called on system stall or lockup condition and initiates abort of sched_ext
@@ -5214,7 +5215,7 @@ bool scx_allow_ttwu_queue(const struct task_struct *p)
  * resolve the lockup. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or abort was already
  * initiated by someone else.
  */
-static __printf(1, 2) bool handle_lockup(const char *fmt, ...)
+static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	struct scx_sched *sch;
 	va_list args;
@@ -5230,7 +5231,7 @@ static __printf(1, 2) bool handle_lockup(const char *fmt, ...)
 	case SCX_ENABLING:
 	case SCX_ENABLED:
 		va_start(args, fmt);
-		ret = scx_verror(sch, fmt, args);
+		ret = scx_vexit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR, 0, exit_cpu, fmt, args);
 		va_end(args);
 		return ret;
 	default:
@@ -5252,7 +5253,7 @@ static __printf(1, 2) bool handle_lockup(const char *fmt, ...)
  */
 bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
 {
-	return handle_lockup("RCU CPU stall detected!");
+	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5267,11 +5268,13 @@ bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
  */
 void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s)
 {
-	if (!handle_lockup("soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us", smp_processor_id(), dur_s))
+	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+
+	if (!handle_lockup(cpu, "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us", cpu, dur_s))
 		return;
 
 	printk_deferred(KERN_ERR "sched_ext: Soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us, disabling BPF scheduler\n",
-			smp_processor_id(), dur_s);
+			cpu, dur_s);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5286,7 +5289,7 @@ static void scx_hardlockup_irq_workfn(struct irq_work *work)
 {
 	int cpu = atomic_xchg(&scx_hardlockup_cpu, -1);
 
-	if (cpu >= 0 && handle_lockup("hard lockup - CPU %d", cpu))
+	if (cpu >= 0 && handle_lockup(cpu, "hard lockup - CPU %d", cpu))
 		printk_deferred(KERN_ERR "sched_ext: Hard lockup - CPU %d, disabling BPF scheduler\n",
 				cpu);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
index b04701190b23..bddfa59f1b75 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
@@ -1535,8 +1535,6 @@ __printf(5, 6) bool __scx_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind,
 	__scx_exit(sch, kind, exit_code, raw_smp_processor_id(), fmt, ##args)
 #define scx_error(sch, fmt, args...)						\
 	scx_exit((sch), SCX_EXIT_ERROR, 0, fmt, ##args)
-#define scx_verror(sch, fmt, args)						\
-	scx_vexit((sch), SCX_EXIT_ERROR, 0, raw_smp_processor_id(), fmt, args)
 
 /*
  * Return the rq currently locked from an scx callback, or NULL if no rq is
-- 
2.43.0

[PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
report at all.

Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.

Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
truncation.

Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
---
 include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
 kernel/rcu/tree.c           |  3 ++
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       |  5 ++-
 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 13 +++++--
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
 6 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
 void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
 void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
 bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
-bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
+bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);
 
 #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
 static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
-static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
+static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 55df6d37145e..03c9651be5c0 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -4871,6 +4871,9 @@ static void __init rcu_dump_rcu_node_tree(void)
 
 struct workqueue_struct *rcu_gp_wq;
 
+static struct cpumask rcu_stall_cpumask;
+static struct cpumask rcu_exp_stall_cpumask;
+
 void __init rcu_init(void)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
index 82cada459e5d..46b6907f1b09 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
 			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
 				continue;
 			ndetected++;
+			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
 			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
 			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
 				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
@@ -665,6 +666,8 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
 		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
 			continue;
 
+		cpumask_clear(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
+
 		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
 
 		j = jiffies;
@@ -675,7 +678,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
 
 		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-		panic_on_rcu_stall();
+		panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
index b67532cb8770..d0c4f193f17e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
 early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
 
 /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
-static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
+static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
 	static int cpu_stall;
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
 	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
 	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
 	 */
-	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
+	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
 		return;
 
 	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
 		return;
 
+	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
+
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
 
 	/*
@@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
 				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
 					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
+					cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_stall_cpumask);
 					ndetected++;
 				}
 		}
@@ -701,7 +704,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-	panic_on_rcu_stall();
+	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
 
 	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
 }
@@ -754,7 +757,9 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-	panic_on_rcu_stall();
+	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
+	cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &rcu_stall_cpumask);
+	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
 
 	/*
 	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 161a7a2ca80f..731a8c27de2b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -4966,6 +4966,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
 
 static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
 static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
+static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
+static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
 
 static s32 scx_set_cmask_scratch_alloc(struct scx_sched *sch)
 {
@@ -5022,6 +5024,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
 	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
@@ -5251,9 +5254,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
  * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
  * else already initiated abort.
  */
-bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
+bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
-	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
+	struct scx_sched *sch;
+	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
+	int exit_cpu;
+
+	guard(rcu)();
+
+	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
+	if (unlikely(!sch))
+		return false;
+
+	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
+	case SCX_ENABLING:
+	case SCX_ENABLED:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
+	ei = sch->exit_info;
+
+	guard(preempt)();
+
+	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
+		return false;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
+	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
+#endif
+	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
+		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
+	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
+	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
+	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
+	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
+
+	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6673,14 +6713,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
 	dump_line(&s, "----------");
 
 	/*
-	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
-	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
+	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
+	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
 	 */
-	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
-		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
+	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
+		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
 			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
+				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
+			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
+				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		}
 	}
 
 	dump_newline(&s);
@@ -6917,6 +6966,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
 	}
+	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
 	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
@@ -7000,8 +7053,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
 err_free_lb_resched:
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
-	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
 #endif
+err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
 err_free_lb_cpumask:
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
 err_stop_helper:
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
index bddfa59f1b75..190f9815293a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
@@ -1200,6 +1200,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
 	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
 	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
 	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
+	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
 	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
 
 	/* all ancestors including self */
-- 
2.43.0

[PATCH v5 sched_ext/for-7.2 0/2] sched_ext: Follow-up fixes for exit_cpu accuracy

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

Follow-up of Tejun's suggestion [1], discussed in v2 and the subsequent
review thread [2].

Patch 1 fixes exit_cpu accuracy for the hard lockup and softlockup
paths. For the RCU stall path, -1 is used as a placeholder until
patch 2 threads the cpumask.

Patch 2 upgrades panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall() to
accept a cpumask of stalled CPUs, stored in scx_sched and piped
directly to scx_dump_state().

Based on sched_ext/for-next (515e3996a4c2).

Changes in v5:
- Replace dynamic cpumask allocation in both RCU stall paths with static
  rcu_stall_cpumask and rcu_exp_stall_cpumask (Paul McKenney).
- Link to v4:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260519171745.1551340-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v4:
- Store stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info (Tejun Heo).
- Use __GFP_NOWARN for cpumask allocations in both RCU stall paths.
- Link to v3:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260518131311.1170786-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v3:
- Drop patch 1 of v2 ("Normalize exit dump header to 'on CPU N'"),
  already applied to sched_ext/for-7.2.
- Replace single stalled_cpu int with const struct cpumask * in
  panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall() (Paul McKenney, Tejun Heo).
- Thread cpumask through the expedited stall path (Tejun Heo).
- Falls back to cpu_none_mask on allocation failure.
- Link to v2:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260504161543.674488-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v2:
- Use raw_smp_processor_id() in synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait() to
  avoid CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT splat.
- Link to v1:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260501131521.161852-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/e7cbfc99b52b4b7059267bb81498179f@kernel.org/
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/af0Gn47y1Lj2BAqd@slm.duckdns.org/

Thanks,
Cheng-Yang

---
Cheng-Yang Chou (2):
  sched_ext: Fix exit_cpu accuracy for lockup paths
  sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled
    CPUs

 include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
 kernel/rcu/tree.c           |  3 ++
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       | 10 +++--
 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 13 ++++--
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  3 +-
 6 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

--
2.48.1

[PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
report at all.

Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.

Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
truncation.

Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
 kernel/rcu/tree.c           |  3 ++
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       | 10 +++--
 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 13 +++++--
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
 6 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
 void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
 void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
 bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
-bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
+bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);
 
 #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
 static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
-static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
+static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 55df6d37145e..03c9651be5c0 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -4871,6 +4871,9 @@ static void __init rcu_dump_rcu_node_tree(void)
 
 struct workqueue_struct *rcu_gp_wq;
 
+static struct cpumask rcu_stall_cpumask;
+static struct cpumask rcu_exp_stall_cpumask;
+
 void __init rcu_init(void)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
index 82cada459e5d..0a9a509c8c91 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
@@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ static bool synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(long tlimit)
 /*
  * Print out an expedited RCU CPU stall warning message.
  */
-static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j)
+static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j,
+					    struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
 	int cpu;
 	unsigned long mask;
@@ -578,6 +579,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
 			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
 				continue;
 			ndetected++;
+			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
 			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
 			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
 				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
@@ -665,17 +667,19 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
 		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
 			continue;
 
+		cpumask_clear(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
+
 		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
 
 		j = jiffies;
 		rcu_stall_notifier_call_chain(RCU_STALL_NOTIFY_EXP, (void *)(j - jiffies_start));
 		trace_rcu_stall_warning(rcu_state.name, TPS("ExpeditedStall"));
-		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j);
+		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j, &rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
 		jiffies_stall = 3 * rcu_exp_jiffies_till_stall_check() + 3;
 
 		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-		panic_on_rcu_stall();
+		panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
index b67532cb8770..d0c4f193f17e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
 early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
 
 /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
-static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
+static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
 	static int cpu_stall;
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
 	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
 	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
 	 */
-	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
+	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
 		return;
 
 	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
 		return;
 
+	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
+
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
 
 	/*
@@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
 				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
 					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
+					cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_stall_cpumask);
 					ndetected++;
 				}
 		}
@@ -701,7 +704,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-	panic_on_rcu_stall();
+	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
 
 	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
 }
@@ -754,7 +757,9 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-	panic_on_rcu_stall();
+	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
+	cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &rcu_stall_cpumask);
+	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
 
 	/*
 	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 22b1356aa4eb..7bf3c22d573e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -4948,6 +4948,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
 
 static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
 static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
+static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
+static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
 
 static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -4962,6 +4964,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
 	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
@@ -5187,9 +5190,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
  * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
  * else already initiated abort.
  */
-bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
+bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
-	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
+	struct scx_sched *sch;
+	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
+	int exit_cpu;
+
+	guard(rcu)();
+
+	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
+	if (unlikely(!sch))
+		return false;
+
+	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
+	case SCX_ENABLING:
+	case SCX_ENABLED:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
+	ei = sch->exit_info;
+
+	guard(preempt)();
+
+	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
+		return false;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
+	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
+#endif
+	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
+		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
+	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
+	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
+	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
+	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
+
+	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6608,14 +6648,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
 	dump_line(&s, "----------");
 
 	/*
-	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
-	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
+	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
+	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
 	 */
-	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
-		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
+	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
+		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
 			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
+				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
+			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
+				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		}
 	}
 
 	dump_newline(&s);
@@ -6851,6 +6900,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
 	}
+	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
 	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
@@ -6920,8 +6973,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
 err_free_lb_resched:
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
-	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
 #endif
+err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
 err_free_lb_cpumask:
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
 err_stop_helper:
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
index 3ccfea06cba0..f51f03868ff7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
 	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
 	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
 	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
+	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
 	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
 
 	/* all ancestors including self */
-- 
2.48.1

Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Paul E. McKenney]

On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 12:16:10AM +0800, Cheng-Yang Chou wrote:
> scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
> stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
> report at all.
> 
> Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
> to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
> full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.
> 
> Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
> BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
> directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
> truncation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>

Much better!  One question below.

							Thanx, Paul

> ---
>  include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
>  kernel/rcu/tree.c           |  3 ++
>  kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       | 10 +++--
>  kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 13 +++++--
>  kernel/sched/ext.c          | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
>  6 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
>  void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
>  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
>  bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
> -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
> +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);
>  
>  #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
>  
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
>  static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
>  static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
>  static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
> -static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
> +static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }
>  
>  #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> index 55df6d37145e..03c9651be5c0 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> @@ -4871,6 +4871,9 @@ static void __init rcu_dump_rcu_node_tree(void)
>  
>  struct workqueue_struct *rcu_gp_wq;
>  
> +static struct cpumask rcu_stall_cpumask;
> +static struct cpumask rcu_exp_stall_cpumask;

This works!  ;-)

>  void __init rcu_init(void)
>  {
>  	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> index 82cada459e5d..0a9a509c8c91 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> @@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ static bool synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(long tlimit)
>  /*
>   * Print out an expedited RCU CPU stall warning message.
>   */
> -static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j)
> +static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j,
> +					    struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
>  {
>  	int cpu;
>  	unsigned long mask;
> @@ -578,6 +579,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
>  			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
>  				continue;
>  			ndetected++;
> +			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
>  			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
>  			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
>  				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
> @@ -665,17 +667,19 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
>  		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
>  			continue;
>  
> +		cpumask_clear(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
> +
>  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
>  
>  		j = jiffies;
>  		rcu_stall_notifier_call_chain(RCU_STALL_NOTIFY_EXP, (void *)(j - jiffies_start));
>  		trace_rcu_stall_warning(rcu_state.name, TPS("ExpeditedStall"));
> -		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j);
> +		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j, &rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);

Are we ever going to pass some other cpumask to this function?

I would not expect that the rcu_stall_cpumask would ever be passed in
here, for example.  And the two definitions in tree.c are visible to
the synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall() function.

Or am I missing something here?

>  		jiffies_stall = 3 * rcu_exp_jiffies_till_stall_check() + 3;
>  
>  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -		panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +		panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);

Now this one I get: This function is called from both normal and expedited
RCU CPU stall code.

>  	}
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> index b67532cb8770..d0c4f193f17e 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
>  early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
>  
>  /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
> -static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> +static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
>  {
>  	static int cpu_stall;
>  
> @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
>  	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
>  	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
>  	 */
> -	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
> +	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
>  		return;
>  
>  	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
> @@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
>  		return;
>  
> +	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> +
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
>  				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
>  					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
> +					cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_stall_cpumask);
>  					ndetected++;
>  				}
>  		}
> @@ -701,7 +704,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
>  
>  	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
>  }
> @@ -754,7 +757,9 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> +	cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &rcu_stall_cpumask);
> +	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> index 22b1356aa4eb..7bf3c22d573e 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> @@ -4948,6 +4948,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
>  
>  static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
>  static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
> +static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> +static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
>  
>  static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
>  {
> @@ -4962,6 +4964,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
>  	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
>  	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
> @@ -5187,9 +5190,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
>   * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
>   * else already initiated abort.
>   */
> -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
> +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
>  {
> -	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
> +	struct scx_sched *sch;
> +	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
> +	int exit_cpu;
> +
> +	guard(rcu)();
> +
> +	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
> +	if (unlikely(!sch))
> +		return false;
> +
> +	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
> +	case SCX_ENABLING:
> +	case SCX_ENABLED:
> +		break;
> +	default:
> +		return false;
> +	}
> +
> +	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
> +	ei = sch->exit_info;
> +
> +	guard(preempt)();
> +
> +	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
> +		return false;
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
> +	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
> +#endif
> +	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
> +		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
> +	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
> +	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
> +	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
> +	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
> +
> +	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
> +	return true;
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -6608,14 +6648,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
>  	dump_line(&s, "----------");
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
> -	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
> +	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
> +	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
>  	 */
> -	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> -		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> -	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> -		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> +	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
> +		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
>  			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
> +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> +			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		}
>  	}
>  
>  	dump_newline(&s);
> @@ -6851,6 +6900,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
>  		ret = -ENOMEM;
>  		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
>  	}
> +	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
> +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> +		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
> +	}
>  	/*
>  	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
>  	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
> @@ -6920,8 +6973,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
>  err_free_lb_resched:
>  	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
> -	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
>  #endif
> +err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
>  err_free_lb_cpumask:
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
>  err_stop_helper:
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> index 3ccfea06cba0..f51f03868ff7 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> @@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
>  	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
>  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
>  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
> +	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
>  	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
>  
>  	/* all ancestors including self */
> -- 
> 2.48.1
> 

Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

Hi Paul,

On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 04:19:08PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
[...]
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> > index 82cada459e5d..0a9a509c8c91 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> > @@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ static bool synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(long tlimit)
> >  /*
> >   * Print out an expedited RCU CPU stall warning message.
> >   */
> > -static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j)
> > +static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j,
> > +					    struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
> >  {
> >  	int cpu;
> >  	unsigned long mask;
> > @@ -578,6 +579,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
> >  			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
> >  				continue;
> >  			ndetected++;
> > +			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
> >  			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
> >  			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
> >  				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
> > @@ -665,17 +667,19 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
> >  		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
> >  			continue;
> >  
> > +		cpumask_clear(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
> > +
> >  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
> >  
> >  		j = jiffies;
> >  		rcu_stall_notifier_call_chain(RCU_STALL_NOTIFY_EXP, (void *)(j - jiffies_start));
> >  		trace_rcu_stall_warning(rcu_state.name, TPS("ExpeditedStall"));
> > -		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j);
> > +		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j, &rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
> 
> Are we ever going to pass some other cpumask to this function?
> 
> I would not expect that the rcu_stall_cpumask would ever be passed in
> here, for example.  And the two definitions in tree.c are visible to
> the synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall() function.

Agree, drop in v6, thanks!

> 
> Or am I missing something here?
> 
> >  		jiffies_stall = 3 * rcu_exp_jiffies_till_stall_check() + 3;
> >  
> >  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
> >  
> > -		panic_on_rcu_stall();
> > +		panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_exp_stall_cpumask);
> 
> Now this one I get: This function is called from both normal and expedited
> RCU CPU stall code.
> 
> >  	}
> >  }
> >  
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> > index b67532cb8770..d0c4f193f17e 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> > @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
> >  early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
> >  
> >  /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
> > -static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> > +static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
> >  {
> >  	static int cpu_stall;
> >  
> > @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> >  	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
> >  	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
> >  	 */
> > -	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
> > +	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
> >  		return;
> >  
> >  	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
> > @@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> >  	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
> >  		return;
> >  
> > +	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> > +
> >  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
> >  
> >  	/*
> > @@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> >  			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
> >  				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
> >  					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
> > +					cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rcu_stall_cpumask);
> >  					ndetected++;
> >  				}
> >  		}
> > @@ -701,7 +704,7 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> >  
> >  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
> >  
> > -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> > +	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> >  
> >  	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
> >  }
> > @@ -754,7 +757,9 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> >  
> >  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
> >  
> > -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> > +	cpumask_clear(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> > +	cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &rcu_stall_cpumask);
> > +	panic_on_rcu_stall(&rcu_stall_cpumask);
> >  
> >  	/*
> >  	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
> > diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> > index 22b1356aa4eb..7bf3c22d573e 100644
> > --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
> > +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> > @@ -4948,6 +4948,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
> >  
> >  static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
> >  static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
> > +static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> > +static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> >  
> >  static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
> >  {
> > @@ -4962,6 +4964,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
> >  	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
> >  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
> >  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> > +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
> >  
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
> >  	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
> > @@ -5187,9 +5190,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
> >   * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
> >   * else already initiated abort.
> >   */
> > -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
> > +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
> >  {
> > -	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
> > +	struct scx_sched *sch;
> > +	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
> > +	int exit_cpu;
> > +
> > +	guard(rcu)();
> > +
> > +	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
> > +	if (unlikely(!sch))
> > +		return false;
> > +
> > +	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
> > +	case SCX_ENABLING:
> > +	case SCX_ENABLED:
> > +		break;
> > +	default:
> > +		return false;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
> > +	ei = sch->exit_info;
> > +
> > +	guard(preempt)();
> > +
> > +	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
> > +		return false;
> > +
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
> > +	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
> > +#endif
> > +	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
> > +		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
> > +	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
> > +	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
> > +	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
> > +	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
> > +
> > +	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
> > +	return true;
> >  }
> >  
> >  /**
> > @@ -6608,14 +6648,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
> >  	dump_line(&s, "----------");
> >  
> >  	/*
> > -	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
> > -	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
> > +	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
> > +	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
> >  	 */
> > -	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> > -		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > -	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > -		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> > +	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
> > +		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
> >  			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > +			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
> > +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > +		}
> > +	} else {
> > +		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> > +			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > +			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> > +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > +		}
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	dump_newline(&s);
> > @@ -6851,6 +6900,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
> >  		ret = -ENOMEM;
> >  		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
> >  	}
> > +	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
> > +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> > +		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
> > +	}
> >  	/*
> >  	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
> >  	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
> > @@ -6920,8 +6973,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
> >  err_free_lb_resched:
> >  	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
> > -	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> > +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
> >  #endif
> > +err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
> > +	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> >  err_free_lb_cpumask:
> >  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
> >  err_stop_helper:
> > diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> > index 3ccfea06cba0..f51f03868ff7 100644
> > --- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> > +++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> > @@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
> >  	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
> >  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
> >  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
> > +	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
> >  	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
> >  
> >  	/* all ancestors including self */
> > -- 
> > 2.48.1
> > 

-- 
Cheers,
Cheng-Yang

[PATCH v4 sched_ext/for-7.2 0/2] sched_ext: Follow-up fixes for exit_cpu accuracy

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

Follow-up of Tejun's suggestion [1], discussed in v2 and the subsequent
review thread [2].

Patch 1 fixes exit_cpu accuracy for the hard lockup and softlockup
paths. For the RCU stall path, -1 is used as a placeholder until
patch 2 threads the cpumask.

Patch 2 upgrades panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall() to
accept a cpumask of stalled CPUs, stored in scx_sched and piped
directly to scx_dump_state().

Based on sched_ext/for-next (d83f90561532).

Changes in v4:
- Store stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info (Tejun Heo).
- Use __GFP_NOWARN for cpumask allocations in both RCU stall paths.
- Link to v3:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260518131311.1170786-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v3:
- Drop patch 1 of v2 ("Normalize exit dump header to 'on CPU N'"),
  already applied to sched_ext/for-7.2.
- Replace single stalled_cpu int with const struct cpumask * in
  panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall() (Paul McKenney, Tejun Heo).
- Thread cpumask through the expedited stall path (Tejun Heo).
- Falls back to cpu_none_mask on allocation failure.
- Link to v2:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260504161543.674488-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

Changes in v2:
- Use raw_smp_processor_id() in synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait() to
  avoid CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT splat.
- Link to v1:
  https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260501131521.161852-1-yphbchou0911@gmail.com/

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/e7cbfc99b52b4b7059267bb81498179f@kernel.org/
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/af0Gn47y1Lj2BAqd@slm.duckdns.org/

Thanks,
Cheng-Yang

---

Cheng-Yang Chou (2):
  sched_ext: Fix exit_cpu accuracy for lockup paths
  sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled
    CPUs

 include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       | 14 +++++--
 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 15 +++++--
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  3 +-
 5 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

-- 
2.48.1

[PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
report at all.

Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.
Falls back to cpu_none_mask on allocation failure.

Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
truncation.

Use __GFP_NOWARN for the cpumask allocations in print_other_cpu_stall()
and synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(). Both allocate before calling
nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter(). A warn_alloc() failure printout would use
the normal printk path and risk deadlock if a stalled CPU holds a
console lock.

Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       | 14 +++++--
 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 15 ++++++--
 kernel/sched/ext.c          | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
 5 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
 void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
 void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
 bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
-bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
+bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);
 
 #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
 static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
-static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
+static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
index 82cada459e5d..b8f4ca984c1c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
@@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ static bool synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(long tlimit)
 /*
  * Print out an expedited RCU CPU stall warning message.
  */
-static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j)
+static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j,
+					    struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
 	int cpu;
 	unsigned long mask;
@@ -578,6 +579,8 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
 			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
 				continue;
 			ndetected++;
+			if (stalled_mask)
+				cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
 			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
 			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
 				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
@@ -659,23 +662,28 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
 
 	for (;;) {
 		unsigned long j;
+		cpumask_var_t stalled_mask;
+		bool have_mask;
 
 		if (synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(jiffies_stall))
 			return;
 		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
 			continue;
 
+		have_mask = zalloc_cpumask_var(&stalled_mask, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
+
 		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
 
 		j = jiffies;
 		rcu_stall_notifier_call_chain(RCU_STALL_NOTIFY_EXP, (void *)(j - jiffies_start));
 		trace_rcu_stall_warning(rcu_state.name, TPS("ExpeditedStall"));
-		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j);
+		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j, have_mask ? stalled_mask : NULL);
 		jiffies_stall = 3 * rcu_exp_jiffies_till_stall_check() + 3;
 
 		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-		panic_on_rcu_stall();
+		panic_on_rcu_stall(have_mask ? stalled_mask : cpu_none_mask);
+		free_cpumask_var(stalled_mask);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
index b67532cb8770..90d6eaf1b841 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
 early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
 
 /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
-static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
+static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
 	static int cpu_stall;
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
 	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
 	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
 	 */
-	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
+	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
 		return;
 
 	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ static void rcu_check_gp_kthread_expired_fqs_timer(void)
 static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 {
 	int cpu;
+	cpumask_var_t stalled_mask;
+	bool have_mask;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long gpa;
 	unsigned long j;
@@ -645,6 +647,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
 		return;
 
+	have_mask = zalloc_cpumask_var(&stalled_mask, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
+
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
 
 	/*
@@ -660,6 +664,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
 				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
 					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
+					if (have_mask)
+						cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
 					ndetected++;
 				}
 		}
@@ -701,7 +707,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-	panic_on_rcu_stall();
+	panic_on_rcu_stall(have_mask ? stalled_mask : cpu_none_mask);
+	free_cpumask_var(stalled_mask);
 
 	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
 }
@@ -754,7 +761,7 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
 
 	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
 
-	panic_on_rcu_stall();
+	panic_on_rcu_stall(cpumask_of(smp_processor_id()));
 
 	/*
 	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 22b1356aa4eb..28797467f82a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -4948,6 +4948,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
 
 static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
 static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
+static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
+static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
 
 static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -4962,6 +4964,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
 	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
@@ -5187,9 +5190,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
  * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
  * else already initiated abort.
  */
-bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
+bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
 {
-	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
+	struct scx_sched *sch;
+	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
+	int exit_cpu;
+
+	guard(rcu)();
+
+	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
+	if (unlikely(!sch))
+		return false;
+
+	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
+	case SCX_ENABLING:
+	case SCX_ENABLED:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
+	ei = sch->exit_info;
+
+	guard(preempt)();
+
+	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
+		return false;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
+	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
+#endif
+	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
+		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
+	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
+	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
+	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
+	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
+
+	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5204,7 +5244,8 @@ bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
  */
 void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s)
 {
-	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(), "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
+	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(),
+			   "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
 			   smp_processor_id(), dur_s))
 		return;
 
@@ -6608,14 +6649,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
 	dump_line(&s, "----------");
 
 	/*
-	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
-	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
+	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
+	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
 	 */
-	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
-		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
+	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
+		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
 			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
+				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
+			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
+				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
+		}
 	}
 
 	dump_newline(&s);
@@ -6851,6 +6901,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
 	}
+	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
 	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
@@ -6920,8 +6974,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
 err_free_lb_resched:
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
-	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
 #endif
+err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
+	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
 err_free_lb_cpumask:
 	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
 err_stop_helper:
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
index 3ccfea06cba0..f51f03868ff7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
 	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
 	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
 	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
+	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
 	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
 
 	/* all ancestors including self */
-- 
2.48.1

Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Paul E. McKenney]

On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 01:17:31AM +0800, Cheng-Yang Chou wrote:
> scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
> stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
> report at all.
> 
> Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
> to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
> full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.
> Falls back to cpu_none_mask on allocation failure.
> 
> Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
> BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
> directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
> truncation.
> 
> Use __GFP_NOWARN for the cpumask allocations in print_other_cpu_stall()
> and synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(). Both allocate before calling
> nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter(). A warn_alloc() failure printout would use
> the normal printk path and risk deadlock if a stalled CPU holds a
> console lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>

More comments below, mostly about care and feeding of cpumasks.

> ---
>  include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
>  kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       | 14 +++++--
>  kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 15 ++++++--
>  kernel/sched/ext.c          | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
>  5 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
>  void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
>  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
>  bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
> -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
> +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);

See below for cpumask_var_t discussion.

>  #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
>  
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
>  static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
>  static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
>  static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
> -static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
> +static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }

Ditto.

>  #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> index 82cada459e5d..b8f4ca984c1c 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> @@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ static bool synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(long tlimit)
>  /*
>   * Print out an expedited RCU CPU stall warning message.
>   */
> -static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j)
> +static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j,
> +					    struct cpumask *stalled_mask)

See below for cpumask_var_t discussion.

>  {
>  	int cpu;
>  	unsigned long mask;
> @@ -578,6 +579,8 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
>  			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
>  				continue;
>  			ndetected++;
> +			if (stalled_mask)

To his should instead be:

			if (cpumask_available(stalled_mask))

Otherwise, this breaks in kernels built with CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK=n.

> +				cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
>  			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
>  			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
>  				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
> @@ -659,23 +662,28 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
>  
>  	for (;;) {
>  		unsigned long j;
> +		cpumask_var_t stalled_mask;
> +		bool have_mask;
>  
>  		if (synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(jiffies_stall))
>  			return;
>  		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
>  			continue;
>  
> +		have_mask = zalloc_cpumask_var(&stalled_mask, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
> +
>  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
>  
>  		j = jiffies;
>  		rcu_stall_notifier_call_chain(RCU_STALL_NOTIFY_EXP, (void *)(j - jiffies_start));
>  		trace_rcu_stall_warning(rcu_state.name, TPS("ExpeditedStall"));
> -		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j);
> +		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j, have_mask ? stalled_mask : NULL);

An alternative to the ?: is to just pass the mask in and have
synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(), or whatever it calls, invoke
cpumask_available() on it.

>  		jiffies_stall = 3 * rcu_exp_jiffies_till_stall_check() + 3;
>  
>  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -		panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +		panic_on_rcu_stall(have_mask ? stalled_mask : cpu_none_mask);

And the same here, but for panic_on_rcu_stall().

> +		free_cpumask_var(stalled_mask);

And free_cpumask_var() is happy to ignore a NULL pointer, so it is OK to
invoke it on the pointer passed to a failing call to zalloc_cpumask_var().

>  	}
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> index b67532cb8770..90d6eaf1b841 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
>  early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
>  
>  /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
> -static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> +static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)

I suggest "cpumask_var_t" instead of "struct cpumask *", because
cpumask_var_t better handles on-stack vs. offstack cpumasks.

>  {
>  	static int cpu_stall;
>  
> @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
>  	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
>  	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
>  	 */
> -	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
> +	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
>  		return;
>  
>  	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
> @@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ static void rcu_check_gp_kthread_expired_fqs_timer(void)
>  static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  {
>  	int cpu;
> +	cpumask_var_t stalled_mask;
> +	bool have_mask;

Use of cpumask_available() should allow you to drop have_mask.

>  	unsigned long flags;
>  	unsigned long gpa;
>  	unsigned long j;
> @@ -645,6 +647,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
>  		return;
>  
> +	have_mask = zalloc_cpumask_var(&stalled_mask, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
> +
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -660,6 +664,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
>  				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
>  					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
> +					if (have_mask)
> +						cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
>  					ndetected++;
>  				}
>  		}
> @@ -701,7 +707,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +	panic_on_rcu_stall(have_mask ? stalled_mask : cpu_none_mask);
> +	free_cpumask_var(stalled_mask);
>  
>  	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
>  }
> @@ -754,7 +761,7 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
>  
>  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
>  
> -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> +	panic_on_rcu_stall(cpumask_of(smp_processor_id()));
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> index 22b1356aa4eb..28797467f82a 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> @@ -4948,6 +4948,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
>  
>  static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
>  static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
> +static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> +static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
>  
>  static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
>  {
> @@ -4962,6 +4964,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
>  	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
>  	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
> @@ -5187,9 +5190,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
>   * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
>   * else already initiated abort.
>   */
> -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
> +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)

And cpumask_var_t here as well.

>  {
> -	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
> +	struct scx_sched *sch;
> +	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
> +	int exit_cpu;
> +
> +	guard(rcu)();
> +
> +	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
> +	if (unlikely(!sch))
> +		return false;
> +
> +	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
> +	case SCX_ENABLING:
> +	case SCX_ENABLED:
> +		break;
> +	default:
> +		return false;
> +	}
> +
> +	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);

And here you need a cpumask_available().  Please note that cpumask_empty()
does not play nicely with NULL pointers.

So maybe something like this:

	exit_cpu = (!cpumask_available(stalled_mask) || cpumask_empty(stalled_mask)) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);

Or maybe the same thing, but with an "if" statement.

> +	ei = sch->exit_info;
> +
> +	guard(preempt)();
> +
> +	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
> +		return false;
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
> +	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
> +#endif
> +	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
> +		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
> +	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
> +	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
> +	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
> +	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
> +
> +	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
> +	return true;
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -5204,7 +5244,8 @@ bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
>   */
>  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s)
>  {
> -	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(), "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
> +	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(),
> +			   "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
>  			   smp_processor_id(), dur_s))
>  		return;
>  
> @@ -6608,14 +6649,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
>  	dump_line(&s, "----------");
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
> -	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
> +	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
> +	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
>  	 */
> -	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> -		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> -	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> -		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> +	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
> +		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
>  			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
> +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> +			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> +		}
>  	}
>  
>  	dump_newline(&s);
> @@ -6851,6 +6901,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
>  		ret = -ENOMEM;
>  		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
>  	}
> +	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
> +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> +		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;

This is sufficient to make sure that sch->stall_cpus is never used,
correct?

Otherwise, there needs to be a bunch of cpumask_available() checks
guarding this uses of ->stall_cpus.

							Thanx, Paul

> +	}
>  	/*
>  	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
>  	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
> @@ -6920,8 +6974,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
>  err_free_lb_resched:
>  	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
> -	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
>  #endif
> +err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
> +	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
>  err_free_lb_cpumask:
>  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
>  err_stop_helper:
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> index 3ccfea06cba0..f51f03868ff7 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> @@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
>  	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
>  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
>  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
> +	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
>  	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
>  
>  	/* all ancestors including self */
> -- 
> 2.48.1
> 

Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

Hi Paul,

On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 04:48:01PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 01:17:31AM +0800, Cheng-Yang Chou wrote:
> > scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
> > stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
> > report at all.
> > 
> > Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
> > to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
> > full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.
> > Falls back to cpu_none_mask on allocation failure.
> > 
> > Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
> > BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
> > directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
> > truncation.
> > 
> > Use __GFP_NOWARN for the cpumask allocations in print_other_cpu_stall()
> > and synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(). Both allocate before calling
> > nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter(). A warn_alloc() failure printout would use
> > the normal printk path and risk deadlock if a stalled CPU holds a
> > console lock.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
> 
> More comments below, mostly about care and feeding of cpumasks.

Thanks for the review, and only one question below.

> 
> > ---
> >  include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
> >  kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       | 14 +++++--
> >  kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 15 ++++++--
> >  kernel/sched/ext.c          | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> >  kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
> >  5 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> > index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> > @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
> >  void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
> >  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
> >  bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
> > -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
> > +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);
> 
> See below for cpumask_var_t discussion.
> 
> >  #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
> >  
> > @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
> >  static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
> >  static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
> >  static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
> > -static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
> > +static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }
> 
> Ditto.
> 
> >  #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
> >  
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> > index 82cada459e5d..b8f4ca984c1c 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> > @@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ static bool synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(long tlimit)
> >  /*
> >   * Print out an expedited RCU CPU stall warning message.
> >   */
> > -static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j)
> > +static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j,
> > +					    struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
> 
> See below for cpumask_var_t discussion.
> 
> >  {
> >  	int cpu;
> >  	unsigned long mask;
> > @@ -578,6 +579,8 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
> >  			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
> >  				continue;
> >  			ndetected++;
> > +			if (stalled_mask)
> 
> To his should instead be:
> 
> 			if (cpumask_available(stalled_mask))
> 
> Otherwise, this breaks in kernels built with CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK=n.

Ack.

> 
> > +				cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
> >  			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
> >  			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
> >  				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
> > @@ -659,23 +662,28 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
> >  
> >  	for (;;) {
> >  		unsigned long j;
> > +		cpumask_var_t stalled_mask;
> > +		bool have_mask;
> >  
> >  		if (synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(jiffies_stall))
> >  			return;
> >  		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
> >  			continue;
> >  
> > +		have_mask = zalloc_cpumask_var(&stalled_mask, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
> > +
> >  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
> >  
> >  		j = jiffies;
> >  		rcu_stall_notifier_call_chain(RCU_STALL_NOTIFY_EXP, (void *)(j - jiffies_start));
> >  		trace_rcu_stall_warning(rcu_state.name, TPS("ExpeditedStall"));
> > -		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j);
> > +		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j, have_mask ? stalled_mask : NULL);
> 
> An alternative to the ?: is to just pass the mask in and have
> synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(), or whatever it calls, invoke
> cpumask_available() on it.

Ack.

> 
> >  		jiffies_stall = 3 * rcu_exp_jiffies_till_stall_check() + 3;
> >  
> >  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
> >  
> > -		panic_on_rcu_stall();
> > +		panic_on_rcu_stall(have_mask ? stalled_mask : cpu_none_mask);
> 
> And the same here, but for panic_on_rcu_stall().
> 

Ack.

> > +		free_cpumask_var(stalled_mask);
> 
> And free_cpumask_var() is happy to ignore a NULL pointer, so it is OK to
> invoke it on the pointer passed to a failing call to zalloc_cpumask_var().
> 

One question here: Sashiko flagged that the GFP_ATOMIC allocation
risks deadlock if the stalled CPU holds a scheduler or allocator lock.

Rather than keeping dynamic allocation with cpumask_available() guards,
I was planning to pre-allocate rcu_stall_cpumask and rcu_exp_stall_cpumask
in rcu_init() with GFP_KERNEL and clear them at the start of each stall
event. That would eliminate have_mask, cpumask_available(), and
free_cpumask_var() from the stall paths entirely.

Does that direction work for you, or would you prefer the dynamic
allocation path with proper cpumask_available() guards?

> >  	}
> >  }
> >  
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> > index b67532cb8770..90d6eaf1b841 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> > @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
> >  early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
> >  
> >  /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
> > -static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> > +static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
> 
> I suggest "cpumask_var_t" instead of "struct cpumask *", because
> cpumask_var_t better handles on-stack vs. offstack cpumasks.

Ack, will update to cpumask_var_t in v5.

> 
> >  {
> >  	static int cpu_stall;
> >  
> > @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> >  	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
> >  	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
> >  	 */
> > -	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
> > +	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
> >  		return;
> >  
> >  	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
> > @@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ static void rcu_check_gp_kthread_expired_fqs_timer(void)
> >  static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> >  {
> >  	int cpu;
> > +	cpumask_var_t stalled_mask;
> > +	bool have_mask;
> 
> Use of cpumask_available() should allow you to drop have_mask.
> 

Ack.

> >  	unsigned long flags;
> >  	unsigned long gpa;
> >  	unsigned long j;
> > @@ -645,6 +647,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> >  	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
> >  		return;
> >  
> > +	have_mask = zalloc_cpumask_var(&stalled_mask, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
> > +
> >  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
> >  
> >  	/*
> > @@ -660,6 +664,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> >  			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
> >  				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
> >  					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
> > +					if (have_mask)
> > +						cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
> >  					ndetected++;
> >  				}
> >  		}
> > @@ -701,7 +707,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> >  
> >  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
> >  
> > -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> > +	panic_on_rcu_stall(have_mask ? stalled_mask : cpu_none_mask);
> > +	free_cpumask_var(stalled_mask);
> >  
> >  	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
> >  }
> > @@ -754,7 +761,7 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> >  
> >  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
> >  
> > -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> > +	panic_on_rcu_stall(cpumask_of(smp_processor_id()));
> >  
> >  	/*
> >  	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
> > diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> > index 22b1356aa4eb..28797467f82a 100644
> > --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
> > +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> > @@ -4948,6 +4948,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
> >  
> >  static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
> >  static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
> > +static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> > +static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> >  
> >  static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
> >  {
> > @@ -4962,6 +4964,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
> >  	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
> >  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
> >  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> > +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
> >  
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
> >  	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
> > @@ -5187,9 +5190,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
> >   * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
> >   * else already initiated abort.
> >   */
> > -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
> > +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
> 
> And cpumask_var_t here as well.
> i

Ack, will update.

> >  {
> > -	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
> > +	struct scx_sched *sch;
> > +	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
> > +	int exit_cpu;
> > +
> > +	guard(rcu)();
> > +
> > +	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
> > +	if (unlikely(!sch))
> > +		return false;
> > +
> > +	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
> > +	case SCX_ENABLING:
> > +	case SCX_ENABLED:
> > +		break;
> > +	default:
> > +		return false;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
> 
> And here you need a cpumask_available().  Please note that cpumask_empty()
> does not play nicely with NULL pointers.
> 
> So maybe something like this:
> 
> 	exit_cpu = (!cpumask_available(stalled_mask) || cpumask_empty(stalled_mask)) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
> 
> Or maybe the same thing, but with an "if" statement.
> 

Ack, will fix with if-statement. If pre-allocation is used this
becomes unnecessary, but I will handle it regardless.

> > +	ei = sch->exit_info;
> > +
> > +	guard(preempt)();
> > +
> > +	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
> > +		return false;
> > +
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
> > +	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
> > +#endif
> > +	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
> > +		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
> > +	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
> > +	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
> > +	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
> > +	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
> > +
> > +	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
> > +	return true;
> >  }
> >  
> >  /**
> > @@ -5204,7 +5244,8 @@ bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
> >   */
> >  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s)
> >  {
> > -	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(), "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
> > +	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(),
> > +			   "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
> >  			   smp_processor_id(), dur_s))
> >  		return;
> >  
> > @@ -6608,14 +6649,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
> >  	dump_line(&s, "----------");
> >  
> >  	/*
> > -	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
> > -	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
> > +	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
> > +	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
> >  	 */
> > -	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> > -		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > -	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > -		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> > +	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
> > +		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
> >  			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > +			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
> > +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > +		}
> > +	} else {
> > +		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> > +			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > +			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> > +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > +		}
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	dump_newline(&s);
> > @@ -6851,6 +6901,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
> >  		ret = -ENOMEM;
> >  		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
> >  	}
> > +	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
> > +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> > +		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
> 
> This is sufficient to make sure that sch->stall_cpus is never used,
> correct?
> 
> Otherwise, there needs to be a bunch of cpumask_available() checks
> guarding this uses of ->stall_cpus.

Yes. Failure returns -ENOMEM before the scheduler is registered, so
sch->stall_cpus is never accessible through scx_root.

Thanks!

> 
> 							Thanx, Paul
> 
> > +	}
> >  	/*
> >  	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
> >  	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
> > @@ -6920,8 +6974,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
> >  err_free_lb_resched:
> >  	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
> > -	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> > +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
> >  #endif
> > +err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
> > +	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> >  err_free_lb_cpumask:
> >  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
> >  err_stop_helper:
> > diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> > index 3ccfea06cba0..f51f03868ff7 100644
> > --- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> > +++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> > @@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
> >  	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
> >  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
> >  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
> > +	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
> >  	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
> >  
> >  	/* all ancestors including self */
> > -- 
> > 2.48.1
> > 

-- 
Cheers,
Cheng-Yang

Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Paul E. McKenney]

On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 10:56:26PM +0800, Cheng-Yang Chou wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 04:48:01PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 01:17:31AM +0800, Cheng-Yang Chou wrote:
> > > scx_rcu_cpu_stall() previously recorded the detector CPU rather than the
> > > stalled one, and the expedited grace period path had no stalled CPU to
> > > report at all.
> > > 
> > > Thread a cpumask through panic_on_rcu_stall() and scx_rcu_cpu_stall()
> > > to capture all stalled CPUs. Report cpumask_first() as exit_cpu and the
> > > full CPU list in the exit message. Task-only stalls yield exit_cpu = -1.
> > > Falls back to cpu_none_mask on allocation failure.
> > > 
> > > Store the stall mask in scx_sched rather than scx_exit_info, keeping the
> > > BPF-visible struct unchanged. scx_dump_state() reads sch->stall_cpus
> > > directly and dumps all stalled CPUs first to avoid losing them to
> > > truncation.
> > > 
> > > Use __GFP_NOWARN for the cpumask allocations in print_other_cpu_stall()
> > > and synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(). Both allocate before calling
> > > nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter(). A warn_alloc() failure printout would use
> > > the normal printk path and risk deadlock if a stalled CPU holds a
> > > console lock.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
> > 
> > More comments below, mostly about care and feeding of cpumasks.
> 
> Thanks for the review, and only one question below.
> 
> > 
> > > ---
> > >  include/linux/sched/ext.h   |  4 +-
> > >  kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       | 14 +++++--
> > >  kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h     | 15 ++++++--
> > >  kernel/sched/ext.c          | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> > >  kernel/sched/ext_internal.h |  1 +
> > >  5 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> > > index 20b2343aa344..75cb8b119fb7 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
> > > @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p);
> > >  void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p);
> > >  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s);
> > >  bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu);
> > > -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void);
> > > +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask);
> > 
> > See below for cpumask_var_t discussion.
> > 
> > >  #else	/* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
> > >  
> > > @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void sched_ext_dead(struct task_struct *p) {}
> > >  static inline void print_scx_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *p) {}
> > >  static inline void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s) {}
> > >  static inline bool scx_hardlockup(int cpu) { return false; }
> > > -static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void) { return false; }
> > > +static inline bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask) { return false; }
> > 
> > Ditto.
> > 
> > >  #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */
> > >  
> > > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> > > index 82cada459e5d..b8f4ca984c1c 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> > > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
> > > @@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ static bool synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(long tlimit)
> > >  /*
> > >   * Print out an expedited RCU CPU stall warning message.
> > >   */
> > > -static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j)
> > > +static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigned long j,
> > > +					    struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
> > 
> > See below for cpumask_var_t discussion.
> > 
> > >  {
> > >  	int cpu;
> > >  	unsigned long mask;
> > > @@ -578,6 +579,8 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(unsigned long jiffies_start, unsigne
> > >  			if (!(READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) & mask))
> > >  				continue;
> > >  			ndetected++;
> > > +			if (stalled_mask)
> > 
> > To his should instead be:
> > 
> > 			if (cpumask_available(stalled_mask))
> > 
> > Otherwise, this breaks in kernels built with CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK=n.
> 
> Ack.
> 
> > 
> > > +				cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
> > >  			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
> > >  			pr_cont(" %d-%c%c%c%c", cpu,
> > >  				"O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
> > > @@ -659,23 +662,28 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
> > >  
> > >  	for (;;) {
> > >  		unsigned long j;
> > > +		cpumask_var_t stalled_mask;
> > > +		bool have_mask;
> > >  
> > >  		if (synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(jiffies_stall))
> > >  			return;
> > >  		if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
> > >  			continue;
> > >  
> > > +		have_mask = zalloc_cpumask_var(&stalled_mask, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
> > > +
> > >  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
> > >  
> > >  		j = jiffies;
> > >  		rcu_stall_notifier_call_chain(RCU_STALL_NOTIFY_EXP, (void *)(j - jiffies_start));
> > >  		trace_rcu_stall_warning(rcu_state.name, TPS("ExpeditedStall"));
> > > -		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j);
> > > +		synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(jiffies_start, j, have_mask ? stalled_mask : NULL);
> > 
> > An alternative to the ?: is to just pass the mask in and have
> > synchronize_rcu_expedited_stall(), or whatever it calls, invoke
> > cpumask_available() on it.
> 
> Ack.
> 
> > 
> > >  		jiffies_stall = 3 * rcu_exp_jiffies_till_stall_check() + 3;
> > >  
> > >  		nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
> > >  
> > > -		panic_on_rcu_stall();
> > > +		panic_on_rcu_stall(have_mask ? stalled_mask : cpu_none_mask);
> > 
> > And the same here, but for panic_on_rcu_stall().
> > 
> 
> Ack.
> 
> > > +		free_cpumask_var(stalled_mask);
> > 
> > And free_cpumask_var() is happy to ignore a NULL pointer, so it is OK to
> > invoke it on the pointer passed to a failing call to zalloc_cpumask_var().
> 
> One question here: Sashiko flagged that the GFP_ATOMIC allocation
> risks deadlock if the stalled CPU holds a scheduler or allocator lock.

That sounds like a bug in either the combination of GFP_ flags used or in
the memory allocator itself.  It should be possible to allocate so that
you either get memory or get a NULL pointer, without risk of deadlock.

What am I missing here?

> Rather than keeping dynamic allocation with cpumask_available() guards,
> I was planning to pre-allocate rcu_stall_cpumask and rcu_exp_stall_cpumask
> in rcu_init() with GFP_KERNEL and clear them at the start of each stall
> event. That would eliminate have_mask, cpumask_available(), and
> free_cpumask_var() from the stall paths entirely.

Please note that rcu_init() runs when there is only one CPU online that
is running with interrupts disabled.  So the fact that GFP_KERNEL works
in that environment is because the memory allocator is interpreting it
specially (see GFP_BOOT_MASK).

Does static allocation work?

> Does that direction work for you, or would you prefer the dynamic
> allocation path with proper cpumask_available() guards?

On the one hand, memory is getting expensive.  On the other hand, cpumasks
are not *that* big.  I prefer dynamic allocation, but am not inalterably
opposed to static (or, *almost* equivalently, boot-time) allocation.

The "*almost*" refers to the fact that boot-time allocation can fail.
Usually, the system fails to boot in that situation, but some sort of
check would be good.

							Thanx, Paul

> > >  	}
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> > > index b67532cb8770..90d6eaf1b841 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> > > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
> > > @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init check_cpu_stall_init(void)
> > >  early_initcall(check_cpu_stall_init);
> > >  
> > >  /* If so specified via sysctl, panic, yielding cleaner stall-warning output. */
> > > -static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> > > +static void panic_on_rcu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
> > 
> > I suggest "cpumask_var_t" instead of "struct cpumask *", because
> > cpumask_var_t better handles on-stack vs. offstack cpumasks.
> 
> Ack, will update to cpumask_var_t in v5.
> 
> > 
> > >  {
> > >  	static int cpu_stall;
> > >  
> > > @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void panic_on_rcu_stall(void)
> > >  	 * Attempt to kick out the BPF scheduler if it's installed and defer
> > >  	 * the panic to give the system a chance to recover.
> > >  	 */
> > > -	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall())
> > > +	if (scx_rcu_cpu_stall(stalled_mask))
> > >  		return;
> > >  
> > >  	if (++cpu_stall < sysctl_max_rcu_stall_to_panic)
> > > @@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ static void rcu_check_gp_kthread_expired_fqs_timer(void)
> > >  static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> > >  {
> > >  	int cpu;
> > > +	cpumask_var_t stalled_mask;
> > > +	bool have_mask;
> > 
> > Use of cpumask_available() should allow you to drop have_mask.
> > 
> 
> Ack.
> 
> > >  	unsigned long flags;
> > >  	unsigned long gpa;
> > >  	unsigned long j;
> > > @@ -645,6 +647,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> > >  	if (rcu_stall_is_suppressed())
> > >  		return;
> > >  
> > > +	have_mask = zalloc_cpumask_var(&stalled_mask, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
> > > +
> > >  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter();
> > >  
> > >  	/*
> > > @@ -660,6 +664,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> > >  			for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
> > >  				if (rnp->qsmask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) {
> > >  					print_cpu_stall_info(cpu);
> > > +					if (have_mask)
> > > +						cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, stalled_mask);
> > >  					ndetected++;
> > >  				}
> > >  		}
> > > @@ -701,7 +707,8 @@ static void print_other_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> > >  
> > >  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
> > >  
> > > -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> > > +	panic_on_rcu_stall(have_mask ? stalled_mask : cpu_none_mask);
> > > +	free_cpumask_var(stalled_mask);
> > >  
> > >  	rcu_force_quiescent_state();  /* Kick them all. */
> > >  }
> > > @@ -754,7 +761,7 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gp_seq, unsigned long gps)
> > >  
> > >  	nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit();
> > >  
> > > -	panic_on_rcu_stall();
> > > +	panic_on_rcu_stall(cpumask_of(smp_processor_id()));
> > >  
> > >  	/*
> > >  	 * Attempt to revive the RCU machinery by forcing a context switch.
> > > diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> > > index 22b1356aa4eb..28797467f82a 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> > > @@ -4948,6 +4948,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group scx_global_attr_group = {
> > >  
> > >  static void free_pnode(struct scx_sched_pnode *pnode);
> > >  static void free_exit_info(struct scx_exit_info *ei);
> > > +static const char *scx_exit_reason(enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> > > +static bool scx_claim_exit(struct scx_sched *sch, enum scx_exit_kind kind);
> > >  
> > >  static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
> > >  {
> > > @@ -4962,6 +4964,7 @@ static void scx_sched_free_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
> > >  	timer_shutdown_sync(&sch->bypass_lb_timer);
> > >  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
> > >  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> > > +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
> > >  
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
> > >  	kfree(sch->cgrp_path);
> > > @@ -5187,9 +5190,46 @@ static __printf(2, 3) bool handle_lockup(int exit_cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
> > >   * resolve the reported RCU stall. %false if sched_ext is not enabled or someone
> > >   * else already initiated abort.
> > >   */
> > > -bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
> > > +bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(const struct cpumask *stalled_mask)
> > 
> > And cpumask_var_t here as well.
> > i
> 
> Ack, will update.
> 
> > >  {
> > > -	return handle_lockup(-1, "RCU CPU stall detected!");
> > > +	struct scx_sched *sch;
> > > +	struct scx_exit_info *ei;
> > > +	int exit_cpu;
> > > +
> > > +	guard(rcu)();
> > > +
> > > +	sch = rcu_dereference(scx_root);
> > > +	if (unlikely(!sch))
> > > +		return false;
> > > +
> > > +	switch (scx_enable_state()) {
> > > +	case SCX_ENABLING:
> > > +	case SCX_ENABLED:
> > > +		break;
> > > +	default:
> > > +		return false;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > +	exit_cpu = cpumask_empty(stalled_mask) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
> > 
> > And here you need a cpumask_available().  Please note that cpumask_empty()
> > does not play nicely with NULL pointers.
> > 
> > So maybe something like this:
> > 
> > 	exit_cpu = (!cpumask_available(stalled_mask) || cpumask_empty(stalled_mask)) ? -1 : (int)cpumask_first(stalled_mask);
> > 
> > Or maybe the same thing, but with an "if" statement.
> > 
> 
> Ack, will fix with if-statement. If pre-allocation is used this
> becomes unnecessary, but I will handle it regardless.
> 
> > > +	ei = sch->exit_info;
> > > +
> > > +	guard(preempt)();
> > > +
> > > +	if (!scx_claim_exit(sch, SCX_EXIT_ERROR))
> > > +		return false;
> > > +
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
> > > +	ei->bt_len = stack_trace_save(ei->bt, SCX_EXIT_BT_LEN, 1);
> > > +#endif
> > > +	scnprintf(ei->msg, SCX_EXIT_MSG_LEN, "RCU CPU stall on CPUs (%*pbl)",
> > > +		  cpumask_pr_args(stalled_mask));
> > > +	ei->kind = SCX_EXIT_ERROR;
> > > +	ei->reason = scx_exit_reason(SCX_EXIT_ERROR);
> > > +	ei->exit_cpu = exit_cpu;
> > > +	cpumask_copy(sch->stall_cpus, stalled_mask);
> > > +
> > > +	irq_work_queue(&sch->disable_irq_work);
> > > +	return true;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > >  /**
> > > @@ -5204,7 +5244,8 @@ bool scx_rcu_cpu_stall(void)
> > >   */
> > >  void scx_softlockup(u32 dur_s)
> > >  {
> > > -	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(), "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
> > > +	if (!handle_lockup(smp_processor_id(),
> > > +			   "soft lockup - CPU %d stuck for %us",
> > >  			   smp_processor_id(), dur_s))
> > >  		return;
> > >  
> > > @@ -6608,14 +6649,23 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_exit_info *ei,
> > >  	dump_line(&s, "----------");
> > >  
> > >  	/*
> > > -	 * Dump the exit CPU first so it isn't lost to dump truncation, then
> > > -	 * walk the rest in order, skipping the one already dumped.
> > > +	 * Dump stalled CPUs first so they aren't lost to dump truncation, then
> > > +	 * walk the rest in order. Fall back to exit_cpu if no stall mask set.
> > >  	 */
> > > -	if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> > > -		scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > > -	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > > -		if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> > > +	if (!cpumask_empty(sch->stall_cpus)) {
> > > +		for_each_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus)
> > >  			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > > +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > > +			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sch->stall_cpus))
> > > +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > > +		}
> > > +	} else {
> > > +		if (ei->exit_cpu >= 0)
> > > +			scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, ei->exit_cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > > +		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > > +			if (cpu != ei->exit_cpu)
> > > +				scx_dump_cpu(sch, &s, &dctx, cpu, dump_all_tasks);
> > > +		}
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > >  	dump_newline(&s);
> > > @@ -6851,6 +6901,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
> > >  		ret = -ENOMEM;
> > >  		goto err_free_lb_cpumask;
> > >  	}
> > > +	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&sch->stall_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
> > > +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> > > +		goto err_free_lb_resched_cpumask;
> > 
> > This is sufficient to make sure that sch->stall_cpus is never used,
> > correct?
> > 
> > Otherwise, there needs to be a bunch of cpumask_available() checks
> > guarding this uses of ->stall_cpus.
> 
> Yes. Failure returns -ENOMEM before the scheduler is registered, so
> sch->stall_cpus is never accessible through scx_root.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> > 
> > 							Thanx, Paul
> > 
> > > +	}
> > >  	/*
> > >  	 * Copy ops through the right union view. For cid-form the source is
> > >  	 * struct sched_ext_ops_cid which lacks the trailing cpu_acquire/
> > > @@ -6920,8 +6974,10 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct scx_enable_cmd *cmd,
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
> > >  err_free_lb_resched:
> > >  	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ops->priv, NULL);
> > > -	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> > > +	free_cpumask_var(sch->stall_cpus);
> > >  #endif
> > > +err_free_lb_resched_cpumask:
> > > +	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_resched_cpumask);
> > >  err_free_lb_cpumask:
> > >  	free_cpumask_var(sch->bypass_lb_donee_cpumask);
> > >  err_stop_helper:
> > > diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> > > index 3ccfea06cba0..f51f03868ff7 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> > > +++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
> > > @@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ struct scx_sched {
> > >  	struct timer_list	bypass_lb_timer;
> > >  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_donee_cpumask;
> > >  	cpumask_var_t		bypass_lb_resched_cpumask;
> > > +	cpumask_var_t		stall_cpus;
> > >  	struct rcu_work		rcu_work;
> > >  
> > >  	/* all ancestors including self */
> > > -- 
> > > 2.48.1
> > > 
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Cheng-Yang
> 

Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched_ext, rcu: Upgrade RCU stall paths to report cpumask of stalled CPUs

[Cheng-Yang Chou]

Hi Paul,

On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 09:35:35AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
[...]
> > > > +		free_cpumask_var(stalled_mask);
> > > 
> > > And free_cpumask_var() is happy to ignore a NULL pointer, so it is OK to
> > > invoke it on the pointer passed to a failing call to zalloc_cpumask_var().
> > 
> > One question here: Sashiko flagged that the GFP_ATOMIC allocation
> > risks deadlock if the stalled CPU holds a scheduler or allocator lock.
> 
> That sounds like a bug in either the combination of GFP_ flags used or in
> the memory allocator itself.  It should be possible to allocate so that
> you either get memory or get a NULL pointer, without risk of deadlock.
> 
> What am I missing here?
> 

Ah, you are right here, thanks for the correction.

> > Rather than keeping dynamic allocation with cpumask_available() guards,
> > I was planning to pre-allocate rcu_stall_cpumask and rcu_exp_stall_cpumask
> > in rcu_init() with GFP_KERNEL and clear them at the start of each stall
> > event. That would eliminate have_mask, cpumask_available(), and
> > free_cpumask_var() from the stall paths entirely.
> 
> Please note that rcu_init() runs when there is only one CPU online that
> is running with interrupts disabled.  So the fact that GFP_KERNEL works
> in that environment is because the memory allocator is interpreting it
> specially (see GFP_BOOT_MASK).
> 
> Does static allocation work?
> 

Yes, static allocation works. Declaring:

	static struct cpumask rcu_stall_cpumask;
	static struct cpumask rcu_exp_stall_cpumask;

and calling cpumask_clear() at the start of each stall event removes all
allocation, NULL checks, cpumask_available() guards, and free calls from
the stall paths. No boot-time failure path to worry about either.

> > Does that direction work for you, or would you prefer the dynamic
> > allocation path with proper cpumask_available() guards?
> 
> On the one hand, memory is getting expensive.  On the other hand, cpumasks
> are not *that* big.  I prefer dynamic allocation, but am not inalterably
> opposed to static (or, *almost* equivalently, boot-time) allocation.
> 
> The "*almost*" refers to the fact that boot-time allocation can fail.
> Usually, the system fails to boot in that situation, but some sort of
> check would be good.

Given that static allocation avoids the failure check concern and
simplifies the stall paths, I will use static allocation for v5.

Thanks!

-- 
Cheers,
Cheng-Yang