[PATCH 14/15] sched_ext: Simplify task state handling

From: Tejun Heo

Date: Fri Mar 06 2026 - 14:07:43 EST


Task states (NONE, INIT, READY, ENABLED) were defined in a separate enum with
unshifted values and then shifted when stored in scx_entity.flags. Simplify by
defining them as pre-shifted values directly in scx_ent_flags and removing the
separate scx_task_state enum. This removes the need for shifting when
reading/writing state values.

scx_get_task_state() now returns the masked flags value directly.
scx_set_task_state() accepts the pre-shifted state value. scx_dump_task()
shifts down for display to maintain readable output.

No functional changes.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/sched/ext.h | 28 ++++++++++++++++------------
kernel/sched/ext.c | 19 +++++++++----------
2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched/ext.h b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
index e77504faa0bc..e822b374b17f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/ext.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/ext.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct scx_dispatch_q {
struct rcu_head rcu;
};

-/* scx_entity.flags */
+/* sched_ext_entity.flags */
enum scx_ent_flags {
SCX_TASK_QUEUED = 1 << 0, /* on ext runqueue */
SCX_TASK_IN_CUSTODY = 1 << 1, /* in custody, needs ops.dequeue() when leaving */
@@ -101,21 +101,25 @@ enum scx_ent_flags {
SCX_TASK_DEQD_FOR_SLEEP = 1 << 3, /* last dequeue was for SLEEP */
SCX_TASK_SUB_INIT = 1 << 4, /* task being initialized for a sub sched */

- SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT = 8, /* bit 8 and 9 are used to carry scx_task_state */
+ /*
+ * Bits 8 and 9 are used to carry task state:
+ *
+ * NONE ops.init_task() not called yet
+ * INIT ops.init_task() succeeded, but task can be cancelled
+ * READY fully initialized, but not in sched_ext
+ * ENABLED fully initialized and in sched_ext
+ */
+ SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT = 8, /* bits 8 and 9 are used to carry task state */
SCX_TASK_STATE_BITS = 2,
SCX_TASK_STATE_MASK = ((1 << SCX_TASK_STATE_BITS) - 1) << SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT,

- SCX_TASK_CURSOR = 1 << 31, /* iteration cursor, not a task */
-};
-
-/* scx_entity.flags & SCX_TASK_STATE_MASK */
-enum scx_task_state {
- SCX_TASK_NONE, /* ops.init_task() not called yet */
- SCX_TASK_INIT, /* ops.init_task() succeeded, but task can be cancelled */
- SCX_TASK_READY, /* fully initialized, but not in sched_ext */
- SCX_TASK_ENABLED, /* fully initialized and in sched_ext */
+ SCX_TASK_NONE = 0 << SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT,
+ SCX_TASK_INIT = 1 << SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT,
+ SCX_TASK_READY = 2 << SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT,
+ SCX_TASK_ENABLED = 3 << SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT,

- SCX_TASK_NR_STATES,
+ /* iteration cursor, not a task */
+ SCX_TASK_CURSOR = 1 << 31,
};

/* scx_entity.dsq_flags */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 8e7dffe4094c..df659e51bd8a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -3312,18 +3312,16 @@ static struct cgroup *tg_cgrp(struct task_group *tg)

#endif /* CONFIG_EXT_GROUP_SCHED */

-static enum scx_task_state scx_get_task_state(const struct task_struct *p)
+static u32 scx_get_task_state(const struct task_struct *p)
{
- return (p->scx.flags & SCX_TASK_STATE_MASK) >> SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT;
+ return p->scx.flags & SCX_TASK_STATE_MASK;
}

-static void scx_set_task_state(struct task_struct *p, enum scx_task_state state)
+static void scx_set_task_state(struct task_struct *p, u32 state)
{
- enum scx_task_state prev_state = scx_get_task_state(p);
+ u32 prev_state = scx_get_task_state(p);
bool warn = false;

- BUILD_BUG_ON(SCX_TASK_NR_STATES > (1 << SCX_TASK_STATE_BITS));
-
switch (state) {
case SCX_TASK_NONE:
break;
@@ -3341,11 +3339,11 @@ static void scx_set_task_state(struct task_struct *p, enum scx_task_state state)
return;
}

- WARN_ONCE(warn, "sched_ext: Invalid task state transition %d -> %d for %s[%d]",
+ WARN_ONCE(warn, "sched_ext: Invalid task state transition 0x%x -> 0x%x for %s[%d]",
prev_state, state, p->comm, p->pid);

p->scx.flags &= ~SCX_TASK_STATE_MASK;
- p->scx.flags |= state << SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT;
+ p->scx.flags |= state;
}

static int __scx_init_task(struct scx_sched *sch, struct task_struct *p, bool fork)
@@ -5795,7 +5793,8 @@ static void scx_dump_task(struct scx_sched *sch,
own_marker, sch_id_buf,
jiffies_delta_msecs(p->scx.runnable_at, dctx->at_jiffies));
dump_line(s, " scx_state/flags=%u/0x%x dsq_flags=0x%x ops_state/qseq=%lu/%lu",
- scx_get_task_state(p), p->scx.flags & ~SCX_TASK_STATE_MASK,
+ scx_get_task_state(p) >> SCX_TASK_STATE_SHIFT,
+ p->scx.flags & ~SCX_TASK_STATE_MASK,
p->scx.dsq_flags, ops_state & SCX_OPSS_STATE_MASK,
ops_state >> SCX_OPSS_QSEQ_SHIFT);
dump_line(s, " sticky/holding_cpu=%d/%d dsq_id=%s",
@@ -6556,7 +6555,7 @@ static struct scx_sched *find_parent_sched(struct cgroup *cgrp)

static bool assert_task_ready_or_enabled(struct task_struct *p)
{
- enum scx_task_state state = scx_get_task_state(p);
+ u32 state = scx_get_task_state(p);

switch (state) {
case SCX_TASK_READY:
--
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