[PATCH] sched/fair: Fix overflow in vruntime_eligible()
From: Zhan Xusheng
Date: Wed Apr 15 2026 - 10:58:23 EST
After commit 556146ce5e94 ("sched/fair: Avoid overflow in
enqueue_entity()"), place_entity() can shift cfs_rq->zero_vruntime
towards a newly enqueued heavy entity. This can make (vruntime -
zero_vruntime) very large for other entities and cause key * load in
vruntime_eligible() to overflow s64, flipping the eligibility result.
Use check_mul_overflow() for the multiplication and fall back to a
sign-based result on overflow.
Fixes: 556146ce5e94 ("sched/fair: Avoid overflow in enqueue_entity()")
Signed-off-by: Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/fair.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 69361c63353a..9c186c34b2a8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ static int vruntime_eligible(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, u64 vruntime)
struct sched_entity *curr = cfs_rq->curr;
s64 avg = cfs_rq->sum_w_vruntime;
long load = cfs_rq->sum_weight;
+ s64 key, rhs;
if (curr && curr->on_rq) {
unsigned long weight = avg_vruntime_weight(cfs_rq, curr->load.weight);
@@ -899,7 +900,21 @@ static int vruntime_eligible(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, u64 vruntime)
load += weight;
}
- return avg >= vruntime_op(vruntime, "-", cfs_rq->zero_vruntime) * load;
+ key = vruntime_op(vruntime, "-", cfs_rq->zero_vruntime);
+
+ /*
+ * The multiplication key * load can overflow s64 when a heavy entity
+ * enqueue shifts zero_vruntime far from lighter entities (see the
+ * weight > load condition in place_entity()).
+ *
+ * On overflow, the sign of key tells us the correct answer: a large
+ * positive key means vruntime >> V, so not eligible; a large negative
+ * key means vruntime << V, so eligible.
+ */
+ if (check_mul_overflow(key, (s64)load, &rhs))
+ return key <= 0;
+
+ return avg >= rhs;
}
int entity_eligible(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se)
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