[PATCH] sched_ext: optimize sched_ext_entity layout for cache locality

From: David Carlier

Date: Tue Feb 24 2026 - 00:56:52 EST


Reorder struct sched_ext_entity to place ops_state, ddsp_dsq_id, and
ddsp_enq_flags immediately after dsq. These fields are accessed together
in the do_enqueue_task() and finish_dispatch() hot paths but were
previously spread across three different cache lines. Grouping them on
the same cache line reduces cache misses on every enqueue and dispatch
operation.

Signed-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/sched/ext.h | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
index bcb962d5ee7d..80e70a9642fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ struct scx_dsq_list_node {
*/
struct sched_ext_entity {
struct scx_dispatch_q *dsq;
+ atomic_long_t ops_state;
+ u64 ddsp_dsq_id;
+ u64 ddsp_enq_flags;
struct scx_dsq_list_node dsq_list; /* dispatch order */
struct rb_node dsq_priq; /* p->scx.dsq_vtime order */
u32 dsq_seq;
@@ -173,7 +176,6 @@ struct sched_ext_entity {
s32 selected_cpu;
u32 kf_mask; /* see scx_kf_mask above */
struct task_struct *kf_tasks[2]; /* see SCX_CALL_OP_TASK() */
- atomic_long_t ops_state;

struct list_head runnable_node; /* rq->scx.runnable_list */
unsigned long runnable_at;
@@ -181,8 +183,6 @@ struct sched_ext_entity {
#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CORE
u64 core_sched_at; /* see scx_prio_less() */
#endif
- u64 ddsp_dsq_id;
- u64 ddsp_enq_flags;

/* BPF scheduler modifiable fields */

--
2.51.0