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From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>,
	Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>,
	Changwoo Min <changwoo@igalia.com>
Cc: sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 28/32] sched_ext: Route ops.update_idle() to sub-schedulers and re-notify owed scheds
Date: Thu,  2 Jul 2026 22:01:55 -1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260703080159.2314350-29-tj@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260703080159.2314350-1-tj@kernel.org>

__scx_update_idle() notified only the root scheduler. A sub-scheduler that
holds a cid needs that cid's idle state to place and kick on it.

Deliver ops.update_idle() to every scheduler that holds SCX_CAP_BASE on the
transitioning cid. The root holds every cap, so a real transition always
reaches it.

Real transitions are not enough on their own. A cid that is already idle
when a sub-sched gains baseline access produces no transition, so the new
holder would never learn it is idle. The ecaps sync arms a re-notify on the
gain, and the next idle pick delivers ops.update_idle() to just that sched,
leaving holders that already track the cpu untouched. A matching loss of
baseline access drops any pending re-notify.

Bypass suppresses ops.update_idle() too, so a cpu that goes idle during a
bypass window and stays idle yields no transition to re-deliver on
un-bypass. Arm the same re-notify for every sched leaving bypass. The acute
case is a child granted cids during its own ops.sub_attach(). The grant
lands while the child is bypassed and the notify walk skips it, so on
un-bypass it holds cids it never saw go idle. The root is owed the same and
is armed through a separate per-rq flag, which keeps this working when
sub-schedulers are compiled out.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
---
 kernel/sched/ext/ext.c      | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 kernel/sched/ext/idle.c     | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 kernel/sched/ext/internal.h |  2 ++
 kernel/sched/ext/sub.c      | 24 ++++++++++++-
 kernel/sched/sched.h        |  2 ++
 5 files changed, 122 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index 5a2c96bf8aa9..bd934928d31d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -5476,6 +5476,38 @@ void scx_disable_bypass_dsp(struct scx_sched *sch)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * unbypass_renotify_idle - Arm an idle re-notify for a sched leaving bypass
+ * @rq: rq of the cpu leaving bypass
+ * @pos: scheduler that just left bypass on @rq's cpu
+ * @pcpu: @pos's per-cpu state for @rq's cpu
+ *
+ * A sched leaving bypass is owed the ops.update_idle() calls suppressed while
+ * bypassing. A cpu that goes idle during the bypass window and stays idle won't
+ * produce a notification. Arm a re-notify that scx_bypass()'s resched flushes
+ * on the next idle pick.
+ *
+ * An acute case is ops.sub_attach(). If the parent grants the child cids while
+ * attaching, when attach is complete and bypass is lifted, the child may hold
+ * idle cids it never saw go idle.
+ *
+ * The root is no exception as bypass suppresses its notifications the same way.
+ * However, the root uses a separate per-rq flag so its re-notify keeps working
+ * even when !CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED.
+ */
+static void unbypass_renotify_idle(struct rq *rq, struct scx_sched *pos,
+				   struct scx_sched_pcpu *pcpu)
+{
+	if (pos == scx_root) {
+		rq->scx.flags |= SCX_RQ_ROOT_IDLE_RENOTIFY;
+		return;
+	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
+	pcpu->idle_renotify = true;
+	rq->scx.flags |= SCX_RQ_SUB_IDLE_RENOTIFY;
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
  * scx_bypass - [Un]bypass scx_ops and guarantee forward progress
  * @sch: sched to bypass
@@ -5559,11 +5591,15 @@ void scx_bypass(struct scx_sched *sch, bool bypass)
 
 		scx_for_each_descendant_pre(pos, sch) {
 			struct scx_sched_pcpu *pcpu = per_cpu_ptr(pos->pcpu, cpu);
+			bool was_bypassing = pcpu->flags & SCX_SCHED_PCPU_BYPASSING;
 
-			if (pos->bypass_depth)
+			if (pos->bypass_depth) {
 				pcpu->flags |= SCX_SCHED_PCPU_BYPASSING;
-			else
+			} else {
 				pcpu->flags &= ~SCX_SCHED_PCPU_BYPASSING;
+				if (was_bypassing)
+					unbypass_renotify_idle(rq, pos, pcpu);
+			}
 		}
 
 		raw_spin_unlock(&scx_sched_lock);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/idle.c b/kernel/sched/ext/idle.c
index 8e8c6201b7df..04b320f89b6f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/idle.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "cid.h"
 #include "idle.h"
+#include "sub.h"
 
 /* Enable/disable built-in idle CPU selection policy */
 static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(scx_builtin_idle_enabled);
@@ -730,6 +731,46 @@ static void update_builtin_idle(int cpu, bool idle)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Notify schedulers of an idle transition on @cpu's cid, delivering to every
+ * sched that holds %SCX_CAP_BASE on the cid (the root holds every cap). A real
+ * transition (@do_notify) reaches all holders. A forced one (@root_renotify for
+ * the root, a sub-sched's idle_renotify marker for a sub) reaches only the owed
+ * scheds.
+ */
+static void scx_idle_notify(struct rq *rq, bool idle, bool do_notify, bool root_renotify)
+{
+	s32 cpu = cpu_of(rq);
+	s32 cid = scx_cpu_arg(cpu);
+	struct scx_sched *pos;
+
+	lockdep_assert_rq_held(rq);
+
+	pos = scx_next_descendant_pre(NULL, scx_root);
+	while (pos) {
+		bool forced = false;
+
+		if (unlikely(scx_missing_caps(pos, cpu, SCX_CAP_BASE))) {
+			pos = scx_skip_subtree_pre(pos, scx_root);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (pos == scx_root) {
+			forced = root_renotify;
+		}
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXT_SUB_SCHED
+		else if (per_cpu_ptr(pos->pcpu, cpu)->idle_renotify) {
+			per_cpu_ptr(pos->pcpu, cpu)->idle_renotify = false;
+			forced = true;
+		}
+#endif
+		if ((do_notify || forced) && SCX_HAS_OP(pos, update_idle) &&
+		    !scx_bypassing(pos, cpu))
+			SCX_CALL_OP(pos, update_idle, rq, cid, idle);
+		pos = scx_next_descendant_pre(pos, scx_root);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Update the idle state of a CPU to @idle.
  *
@@ -748,7 +789,6 @@ static void update_builtin_idle(int cpu, bool idle)
  */
 void __scx_update_idle(struct rq *rq, bool idle, bool do_notify)
 {
-	struct scx_sched *sch = scx_root;
 	int cpu = cpu_of(rq);
 
 	lockdep_assert_rq_held(rq);
@@ -772,20 +812,26 @@ void __scx_update_idle(struct rq *rq, bool idle, bool do_notify)
 			update_builtin_idle(cpu, idle);
 
 	/*
-	 * Trigger ops.update_idle() only when transitioning from a task to
-	 * the idle thread and vice versa.
-	 *
-	 * Idle transitions are indicated by do_notify being set to true,
-	 * managed by put_prev_task_idle()/set_next_task_idle().
+	 * ops.update_idle() fires on real idle transitions, indicated by
+	 * @do_notify and managed by put_prev_task_idle()/set_next_task_idle().
+	 * An idle pick also fires it to flush a forced notify owed to a sched
+	 * that missed transitions while bypassed or on a cid it just gained.
+	 * unbypass_renotify_idle() and scx_process_sync_ecaps() arm the per-rq
+	 * gates, and scx_idle_notify() targets the owed scheds.
 	 *
-	 * This must come after builtin idle update so that BPF schedulers can
-	 * create interlocking between ops.update_idle() and ops.enqueue() -
+	 * This must come after the builtin idle update so that BPF schedulers
+	 * can create interlocking between ops.update_idle() and ops.enqueue() -
 	 * either enqueue() sees the idle bit or update_idle() sees the task
 	 * that enqueue() queued.
 	 */
-	if (SCX_HAS_OP(sch, update_idle) && do_notify &&
-	    !scx_bypassing(sch, cpu_of(rq)))
-		SCX_CALL_OP(sch, update_idle, rq, scx_cpu_arg(cpu_of(rq)), idle);
+	if (do_notify ||
+	    (idle && (rq->scx.flags &
+		      (SCX_RQ_SUB_IDLE_RENOTIFY | SCX_RQ_ROOT_IDLE_RENOTIFY)))) {
+		bool root_renotify = rq->scx.flags & SCX_RQ_ROOT_IDLE_RENOTIFY;
+
+		rq->scx.flags &= ~(SCX_RQ_SUB_IDLE_RENOTIFY | SCX_RQ_ROOT_IDLE_RENOTIFY);
+		scx_idle_notify(rq, idle, do_notify, root_renotify);
+	}
 }
 
 static void reset_idle_masks(struct sched_ext_ops *ops)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
index 6e2daf90a4ac..272639255e0d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
@@ -1244,6 +1244,8 @@ struct scx_sched_pcpu {
 	 */
 	u64			ecaps;
 	struct llist_node	ecaps_to_sync_node;
+	/* owed a forced update_idle() re-notify on this cpu */
+	bool			idle_renotify;
 	/* effective caps as of the last sub_ecaps_updated() delivery */
 	u64			reported_ecaps;
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c b/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c
index 67ba352828e0..90caf76db8bf 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/sub.c
@@ -461,6 +461,10 @@ static void discard_queued_syncs(struct rq *rq)
  * pshard->caps[] is the target configuration. pcpu->ecaps is the effective
  * transposed copy owned by the cid's cpu and written only here under @rq's
  * lock.
+ *
+ * A sched that newly gains baseline access here is owed an update_idle() so it
+ * learns the cid's idle state. Such a gain arms the per-rq
+ * %SCX_RQ_SUB_IDLE_RENOTIFY gate so the next idle pick delivers it.
  */
 void scx_process_sync_ecaps(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 {
@@ -493,7 +497,7 @@ void scx_process_sync_ecaps(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 		struct scx_sched_pcpu *pcpu =
 			container_of(pos, struct scx_sched_pcpu, ecaps_to_sync_node);
 		struct scx_pshard *ps = pcpu->sch->pshard[shard];
-		u64 old, ecaps, lost;
+		u64 old, ecaps, lost, gained;
 
 		init_llist_node(pos);
 
@@ -505,6 +509,7 @@ void scx_process_sync_ecaps(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 		WRITE_ONCE(pcpu->ecaps, ecaps);
 
 		lost = old & ~ecaps;
+		gained = ecaps & ~old;
 		lost_all |= lost;
 
 		/* tell the sched its effective caps on this cid changed */
@@ -522,6 +527,18 @@ void scx_process_sync_ecaps(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 			scx_flush_dispatch_buf(pcpu->sch, rq);
 			pcpu->reported_ecaps = ecaps;
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Gaining baseline access owes an update_idle() so the sched
+		 * learns the cpu's idle state. Arm the per-rq gate so the next
+		 * idle pick flushes it. Losing access drops any pending notify.
+		 */
+		if (gained & SCX_CAP_BASE) {
+			pcpu->idle_renotify = true;
+			rq->scx.flags |= SCX_RQ_SUB_IDLE_RENOTIFY;
+		} else if (lost & SCX_CAP_BASE) {
+			pcpu->idle_renotify = false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1386,6 +1403,11 @@ __bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_sub_grant(u64 cgroup_id, u64 caps,
 
 				caps_updated_record(cps, changed_cids, granted_caps,
 						    &to_deliver);
+				/*
+				 * The sync arms an update_idle() re-notify if
+				 * the cid gains baseline access, so the holder
+				 * learns of an already-idle cid.
+				 */
 				scx_cmask_for_each_cid(cid, changed_cids)
 					queue_sync_ecaps(child, cid);
 			}
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 8db6b09d91bf..2f9a6a98a3c9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -787,6 +787,8 @@ enum scx_rq_flags {
 	SCX_RQ_BAL_KEEP		= 1 << 3, /* balance decided to keep current */
 	SCX_RQ_CLK_VALID	= 1 << 5, /* RQ clock is fresh and valid */
 	SCX_RQ_BAL_CB_PENDING	= 1 << 6, /* must queue a cb after dispatching */
+	SCX_RQ_SUB_IDLE_RENOTIFY	= 1 << 7, /* sub-scheds are owed update_idle() */
+	SCX_RQ_ROOT_IDLE_RENOTIFY	= 1 << 8, /* the root is owed update_idle() */
 
 	SCX_RQ_IN_WAKEUP	= 1 << 16,
 	SCX_RQ_IN_BALANCE	= 1 << 17,
-- 
2.54.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-03  8:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-03  8:01 [PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.3] sched_ext: Capability-based CPU delegation for sub-schedulers Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 01/32] sched_ext: Fix premature ops->priv publication in scx_alloc_and_add_sched() Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 02/32] tools/sched_ext: scx - Fix cmask_subset(), cmask_equal() and cmask_weight() Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 03/32] sched_ext: Use READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE in cmask word ops and drop _RACY variants Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:33   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 04/32] tools/sched_ext: scx_qmap - Use bare u64/u32/s32 integer types Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 05/32] sched_ext: Reject direct slice and dsq_vtime writes for cid-form schedulers Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 06/32] sched_ext: Make scx_bpf_kick_cid() return void Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 07/32] sched_ext: Make the kick machinery per-sched Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  9:02   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 08/32] sched_ext: Add ops.init_cids() to finalize the cid layout before init Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 09/32] sched_ext: Add CID sharding Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 10/32] sched_ext: Add shard boundaries to scx_bpf_cid_override() Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  9:51   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 11/32] sched_ext: Defer scx_sched kobj sysfs add into the enable workfns Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 12/32] sched_ext: Add per-shard scx_sched storage scaffolding Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 13/32] sched_ext: Add scx_cmask_ref for validated arena cmask access Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 14/32] sched_ext: RCU-protect the sub-sched tree's children/sibling lists Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 10:49   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 15/32] sched_ext: Add scx_skip_subtree_pre() Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 16/32] sched_ext: Add per-shard cap delegation for sub-schedulers Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 11:17   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 17/32] sched_ext: Add coalescing sub_caps_updated() notifier " Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 18/32] sched_ext: Maintain per-cpu effective cap copies for single-read checks Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 12:05   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 19/32] sched_ext: Add sub_ecaps_updated() effective-cap change notifier Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 12:25   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 20/32] sched_ext: Generalize local-DSQ handling to rq-owned DSQs Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 21/32] sched_ext: Add reject DSQ for cap-rejected dispatches Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 12:57   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 22/32] sched_ext: Add the SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED cap Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 23/32] sched_ext: Assign a unique id to each scheduler instance Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 24/32] sched_ext: Route task slice writes through set_task_slice() Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 25/32] sched_ext: Tie cpu occupancy to SCX_CAP_BASE through the task slice Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 13:34   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 26/32] sched_ext: Add the SCX_CAP_ENQ cap Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 27/32] sched_ext: Gate kicks on SCX_CAP_BASE and preemption on SCX_CAP_PREEMPT Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 14:01   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2026-07-03 14:14   ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 28/32] sched_ext: Route ops.update_idle() to sub-schedulers and re-notify owed scheds sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 29/32] sched_ext: Replay ecaps notifications suppressed by bypass Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 14:28   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 30/32] sched_ext: Add scx_bpf_sub_kill() to evict a child sub-scheduler Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 14:45   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 31/32] tools/sched_ext: scx_qmap - Expand hierarchical sub-scheduling Tejun Heo
2026-07-03 14:57   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-04  0:54     ` Tejun Heo
2026-07-03  8:01 ` [PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 32/32] tools/sched_ext: scx_qmap - Add sub-sched cap fault injection Tejun Heo

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