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
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