[PATCH sched_ext/for-7.1] sched_ext: Drop spurious warning on kick during scheduler disable

From: Tejun Heo

Date: Fri Apr 10 2026 - 16:24:27 EST


kick_cpus_irq_workfn() warns when scx_kick_syncs is NULL, but this can
legitimately happen when a BPF timer or other kick source races with
free_kick_syncs() during scheduler disable. Drop the pr_warn_once() and
add a comment explaining the race.

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

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index b8dbae251fd5..012ca8bd70fb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -7600,10 +7600,9 @@ static void kick_cpus_irq_workfn(struct irq_work *irq_work)
unsigned long *ksyncs;
s32 cpu;

- if (unlikely(!ksyncs_pcpu)) {
- pr_warn_once("kick_cpus_irq_workfn() called with NULL scx_kick_syncs");
+ /* can race with free_kick_syncs() during scheduler disable */
+ if (unlikely(!ksyncs_pcpu))
return;
- }

ksyncs = rcu_dereference_bh(ksyncs_pcpu)->syncs;

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2.53.0