Re: [External] Re: [PATCH] sched/core: Fix wrong warning check in rq_clock_start_loop_update()

[Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>]

On Sat, Oct 07, 2023 at 04:44:46PM +0800, Hao Jia wrote:

> > That is, would not something like the below make more sense?
> 
> If we understand correctly, this may not work.
> 
> After applying this patch, the following situation will trigger the
> rq->clock_update_flags < RQCF_ACT_SKIP warning.
> 
> If rq_clock_skip_update() is called before __schedule(), so RQCF_REQ_SKIP of
> rq->clock_update_flags is set.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> __schedule() {
> 	rq_lock(rq, &rf); [rq->clock_update_flags is RQCF_REQ_SKIP]
> 	rq->clock_update_flags <<= 1;
> 	update_rq_clock(rq); [rq->clock_update_flags is RQCF_ACT_SKIP]
> + 	rq->clock_update_flags &= ~(RQCF_ACT_SKIP|RQCF_REQ_SKIP);
> 	* At this time, rq->clock_update_flags = 0; *

Fixed easily enough, just change to:

	rq->clock_updated_flags = RQCF_UPDATED;

> 
>          pick_next_task_fair
>          set_next_entity
>          update_load_avg
>          	assert_clock_updated() <---
> }

---
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index a0a582c8cf8c..cf9eb1a26c22 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -5357,8 +5357,6 @@ context_switch(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev,
 	/* switch_mm_cid() requires the memory barriers above. */
 	switch_mm_cid(rq, prev, next);
 
-	rq->clock_update_flags &= ~(RQCF_ACT_SKIP|RQCF_REQ_SKIP);
-
 	prepare_lock_switch(rq, next, rf);
 
 	/* Here we just switch the register state and the stack. */
@@ -6596,6 +6594,7 @@ static void __sched notrace __schedule(unsigned int sched_mode)
 	/* Promote REQ to ACT */
 	rq->clock_update_flags <<= 1;
 	update_rq_clock(rq);
+	rq->clock_update_flags = RQCF_UPDATED;
 
 	switch_count = &prev->nivcsw;
 
@@ -6675,8 +6674,6 @@ static void __sched notrace __schedule(unsigned int sched_mode)
 		/* Also unlocks the rq: */
 		rq = context_switch(rq, prev, next, &rf);
 	} else {
-		rq->clock_update_flags &= ~(RQCF_ACT_SKIP|RQCF_REQ_SKIP);
-
 		rq_unpin_lock(rq, &rf);
 		__balance_callbacks(rq);
 		raw_spin_rq_unlock_irq(rq);