[PATCH 21/34] sched_ext: When calling ops.dispatch() @prev must be on the same scx_sched

From: Tejun Heo

Date: Wed Mar 04 2026 - 17:04:40 EST


The @prev parameter passed into ops.dispatch() is expected to be on the
same sched. Passing in @prev which isn't on the sched can spuriously
trigger failures that can kill the scheduler. Pass in @prev iff it's on
the same sched.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/ext.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 0082919e2e8f..1570b6a8158c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -2392,9 +2392,10 @@ static bool scx_dispatch_sched(struct scx_sched *sch, struct rq *rq,
struct task_struct *prev)
{
struct scx_dsp_ctx *dspc = this_cpu_ptr(scx_dsp_ctx);
- bool prev_on_scx = prev->sched_class == &ext_sched_class;
int nr_loops = SCX_DSP_MAX_LOOPS;
s32 cpu = cpu_of(rq);
+ bool prev_on_sch = (prev->sched_class == &ext_sched_class) &&
+ scx_task_on_sched(sch, prev);

if (consume_global_dsq(sch, rq))
return true;
@@ -2418,7 +2419,7 @@ static bool scx_dispatch_sched(struct scx_sched *sch, struct rq *rq,
dspc->nr_tasks = 0;

SCX_CALL_OP(sch, SCX_KF_DISPATCH, dispatch, rq, cpu,
- prev_on_scx ? prev : NULL);
+ prev_on_sch ? prev : NULL);

flush_dispatch_buf(sch, rq);

--
2.53.0