[Patch v4 11/16] sched/cache: Fix checking active load balance by only considering the CFS task

From: Tim Chen

Date: Wed May 13 2026 - 16:37:28 EST


From: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@xxxxxxxxx>

The currently running task cur may not be a CFS task, such as
an RT or Deadline task. For non-CFS tasks, the task_util(cur)
utilization average is not maintained, so this might pass a
stale or meaningless value to can_migrate_llc().

Check if the task is CFS before getting its task_util().

This bug was reported by sashiko.

Fixes: 714059f79ff0 ("sched/cache: Handle moving single tasks to/from their preferred LLC")
Signed-off-by: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
Co-developed-by: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/fair.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 9e6edd40cd80..8617cd3642c7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -10509,7 +10509,8 @@ alb_break_llc(struct lb_env *env)
/*
* All tasks prefer to stay on their current CPU.
* Do not pull a task from its preferred CPU if:
- * 1. It is the only task running there(not too imbalance); OR
+ * 1. It is the only task running and does not exceed
+ * imbalance allowance; OR
* 2. Migrating it away from its preferred LLC would violate
* the cache-aware scheduling policy.
*/
@@ -10522,7 +10523,7 @@ alb_break_llc(struct lb_env *env)
return true;

cur = rcu_dereference_all(env->src_rq->curr);
- if (cur)
+ if (cur && cur->sched_class == &fair_sched_class)
util = task_util(cur);

if (can_migrate_llc(env->src_cpu, env->dst_cpu,
--
2.32.0