* [PATCH 0/5] sched_ext: selftest infrastructure fixes
@ 2026-10-09 13:40 Tao Cui
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Tao Cui @ 2026-10-09 13:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tejun Heo
Cc: David Vernet, Andrea Righi, Changwoo Min, sched-ext, cui.tao,
Tao Cui
From: Tao Cui <cuitao@kylinos.cn>
The sched_ext selftests pass vacuously or hang in several failure
scenarios: a scheduler that dies mid-test freezes the state the test
asserts on, EXIT_KIND() silently maps missing BTF enums to
SCX_EXIT_NONE, waits for scheduler exit are unbounded, attach
failures in the reload stress test are swallowed, and an error path
in reload_loop destroys the skeleton under a still-running thread.
1. selftests/sched_ext: Fix reload_loop error-path use-after-free
If the second pthread_create() fails, run() returns and the
runner calls cleanup, which destroys the skeleton while the
first reload thread is still running do_reload_loop() and
dereferencing its maps. Set force_exit and join the first
thread before failing.
2. sched_ext: Add SCX_ECODE_RSN_CGROUP_OFFLINE to user_exit_info.h
Sync the tools-side exit code enum with the kernel; without it
userspace code has no name for this reason.
3. selftests/sched_ext: Fail loudly when EXIT_KIND is missing from
BTF. EXIT_KIND() resolves scx_exit_kind values through
__COMPAT_ENUM_OR_ZERO(), which maps a missing enum to 0 (==
SCX_EXIT_NONE), so on kernels whose BTF lacks the enum every
EXIT_KIND() comparison is meaningless. Resolve the value with
__COMPAT_read_enum() and fail the test when it is missing,
matching SCX_ECODE_VAL() and SCX_KIND_VAL(). The kick and
nohz_tick polling helpers switch to UEI_EXITED() so they keep
their semantics without a BTF lookup.
4. selftests/sched_ext: Add SCX_ASSERT_ALIVE and adopt it. A
scheduler that dies mid-test freezes the state that the test is
about to assert on, so the assertions can pass vacuously.
5. selftests/sched_ext: Bound exit waits and report reload_loop
failures. exit, prog_run and hotplug wait for the scheduler to
exit with no time bound; a scheduler that never exits hangs the
runner. Bound the waits to ~10s (iteration-based). reload_loop
skips bpf_map__attach_struct_ops() failures silently: measured
on a loaded host, 1125-1233 of 2048 iterations failed, all with
EBUSY (the single scheduler slot changing hands between the two
threads). Count the failures per thread and fail the test only
on unexpected errnos or when every attach failed.
Tao Cui (5):
selftests/sched_ext: Fix reload_loop error-path use-after-free
sched_ext: Add SCX_ECODE_RSN_CGROUP_OFFLINE to user_exit_info.h
selftests/sched_ext: Fail loudly when EXIT_KIND is missing from BTF
selftests/sched_ext: Add SCX_ASSERT_ALIVE and adopt it
selftests/sched_ext: Bound exit waits and report reload_loop failures
tools/sched_ext/include/scx/user_exit_info.h | 1 +
.../selftests/sched_ext/create_dsq.bpf.c | 8 +++
.../testing/selftests/sched_ext/create_dsq.c | 2 +
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/exit.c | 4 +-
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/hotplug.c | 12 +++--
.../sched_ext/init_enable_count.bpf.c | 8 +++
.../selftests/sched_ext/init_enable_count.c | 13 +++++
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/kick.c | 8 +--
.../testing/selftests/sched_ext/maximal.bpf.c | 6 ++-
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/maximal.c | 2 +
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/nohz_tick.c | 6 +--
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/prog_run.c | 7 ++-
.../testing/selftests/sched_ext/reload_loop.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++---
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/scx_test.h | 48 ++++++++++++++++-
14 files changed, 155 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
--
2.53.0
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@ 2026-10-09 13:40 Tao Cui
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Tao Cui @ 2026-10-09 13:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tejun Heo
Cc: David Vernet, Andrea Righi, Changwoo Min, sched-ext, cui.tao,
Tao Cui
From: Tao Cui <cuitao@kylinos.cn>
The sched_ext selftests pass vacuously or hang in several failure
scenarios: a scheduler that dies mid-test freezes the state the test
asserts on, EXIT_KIND() silently maps missing BTF enums to
SCX_EXIT_NONE, waits for scheduler exit are unbounded, attach
failures in the reload stress test are swallowed, and an error path
in reload_loop destroys the skeleton under a still-running thread.
1. selftests/sched_ext: Fix reload_loop error-path use-after-free
If the second pthread_create() fails, run() returns and the
runner calls cleanup, which destroys the skeleton while the
first reload thread is still running do_reload_loop() and
dereferencing its maps. Set force_exit and join the first
thread before failing.
2. sched_ext: Add SCX_ECODE_RSN_CGROUP_OFFLINE to user_exit_info.h
Sync the tools-side exit code enum with the kernel; without it
userspace code has no name for this reason.
3. selftests/sched_ext: Fail loudly when EXIT_KIND is missing from
BTF. EXIT_KIND() resolves scx_exit_kind values through
__COMPAT_ENUM_OR_ZERO(), which maps a missing enum to 0 (==
SCX_EXIT_NONE), so on kernels whose BTF lacks the enum every
EXIT_KIND() comparison is meaningless. Resolve the value with
__COMPAT_read_enum() and fail the test when it is missing,
matching SCX_ECODE_VAL() and SCX_KIND_VAL(). The kick and
nohz_tick polling helpers switch to UEI_EXITED() so they keep
their semantics without a BTF lookup.
4. selftests/sched_ext: Add SCX_ASSERT_ALIVE and adopt it. A
scheduler that dies mid-test freezes the state that the test is
about to assert on, so the assertions can pass vacuously.
5. selftests/sched_ext: Bound exit waits and report reload_loop
failures. exit, prog_run and hotplug wait for the scheduler to
exit with no time bound; a scheduler that never exits hangs the
runner. Bound the waits to ~10s (iteration-based). reload_loop
skips bpf_map__attach_struct_ops() failures silently: measured
on a loaded host, 1125-1233 of 2048 iterations failed, all with
EBUSY (the single scheduler slot changing hands between the two
threads). Count the failures per thread and fail the test only
on unexpected errnos or when every attach failed.
Tao Cui (5):
selftests/sched_ext: Fix reload_loop error-path use-after-free
sched_ext: Add SCX_ECODE_RSN_CGROUP_OFFLINE to user_exit_info.h
selftests/sched_ext: Fail loudly when EXIT_KIND is missing from BTF
selftests/sched_ext: Add SCX_ASSERT_ALIVE and adopt it
selftests/sched_ext: Bound exit waits and report reload_loop failures
tools/sched_ext/include/scx/user_exit_info.h | 1 +
.../selftests/sched_ext/create_dsq.bpf.c | 8 +++
.../testing/selftests/sched_ext/create_dsq.c | 2 +
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/exit.c | 4 +-
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/hotplug.c | 12 +++--
.../sched_ext/init_enable_count.bpf.c | 8 +++
.../selftests/sched_ext/init_enable_count.c | 13 +++++
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/kick.c | 8 +--
.../testing/selftests/sched_ext/maximal.bpf.c | 6 ++-
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/maximal.c | 2 +
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/nohz_tick.c | 6 +--
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/prog_run.c | 7 ++-
.../testing/selftests/sched_ext/reload_loop.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++---
tools/testing/selftests/sched_ext/scx_test.h | 48 ++++++++++++++++-
14 files changed, 155 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
--
2.53.0
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