[PATCH-next v5 3/6] cgroup/cpuset: Expand the scope of cpuset_can_attach_check()

From: Waiman Long

Date: Mon Jun 01 2026 - 22:34:09 EST


Expand the scope of cpuset_can_attach_check() by including the setting
of setsched flag inside cpuset_can_attach_check() with the new @oldcs
and @psetsched argument. As cpuset_can_attach_check() is also called
from cpuset_can_fork(), set the new arguments to NULL from that caller.

While at it, expose the source and destination cpuset cpu/memory check
results in the new attach_cpus_updated and attach_mems_updated static
flags so that these flags can be used directly from cpuset_attach()
without the need to do the same computations again.

Two new global attach related flags are added (attach_cpus_updated &
attach_mems_updated) which are set to indicate that CPUs or memory nodes
are updated. These 2 flags are set in cpuset_can_attach() and are used
in cpuset_attach() for optimization. Since cpuset_mutex will be released
between the 2 calls, it is possible that an intervening cpuset action
may change the CPU or node mask of the relevant cpusets, so check is
added to set these flags if the effective_cpus or effective_mems of
those cpusets is changed.

Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 5c1f3ee48d5d..5c777b1237a8 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -2982,12 +2982,39 @@ static struct cpuset *cpuset_attach_old_cs;
* For v1, cpus_allowed and mems_allowed can't be empty.
* For v2, effective_cpus can't be empty.
* Note that in v1, effective_cpus = cpus_allowed.
+ *
+ * Also set the boolean flag passed in by @psetsched depending on if
+ * security_task_setscheduler() call is needed and @oldcs is not NULL.
*/
-static int cpuset_can_attach_check(struct cpuset *cs)
+static int cpuset_can_attach_check(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpuset *oldcs,
+ bool *psetsched)
{
if (cpumask_empty(cs->effective_cpus) ||
(!is_in_v2_mode() && nodes_empty(cs->mems_allowed)))
return -ENOSPC;
+
+ if (!oldcs)
+ return 0;
+
+ /*
+ * Skip rights over task setsched check in v2 when nothing changes,
+ * migration permission derives from hierarchy ownership in
+ * cgroup_procs_write_permission()).
+ */
+ *psetsched = !cpuset_v2() ||
+ !cpumask_equal(cs->effective_cpus, oldcs->effective_cpus) ||
+ !nodes_equal(cs->effective_mems, oldcs->effective_mems);
+
+ /*
+ * A v1 cpuset with tasks will have no CPU left only when CPU hotplug
+ * brings the last online CPU offline as users are not allowed to empty
+ * cpuset.cpus when there are active tasks inside. When that happens,
+ * we should allow tasks to migrate out without security check to make
+ * sure they will be able to run after migration.
+ */
+ if (!is_in_v2_mode() && cpumask_empty(oldcs->effective_cpus))
+ *psetsched = false;
+
return 0;
}

@@ -3034,29 +3061,10 @@ static int cpuset_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);

/* Check to see if task is allowed in the cpuset */
- ret = cpuset_can_attach_check(cs);
+ ret = cpuset_can_attach_check(cs, oldcs, &setsched_check);
if (ret)
goto out_unlock;

- /*
- * Skip rights over task setsched check in v2 when nothing changes,
- * migration permission derives from hierarchy ownership in
- * cgroup_procs_write_permission()).
- */
- setsched_check = !cpuset_v2() ||
- !cpumask_equal(cs->effective_cpus, oldcs->effective_cpus) ||
- !nodes_equal(cs->effective_mems, oldcs->effective_mems);
-
- /*
- * A v1 cpuset with tasks will have no CPU left only when CPU hotplug
- * brings the last online CPU offline as users are not allowed to empty
- * cpuset.cpus when there are active tasks inside. When that happens,
- * we should allow tasks to migrate out without security check to make
- * sure they will be able to run after migration.
- */
- if (!is_in_v2_mode() && cpumask_empty(oldcs->effective_cpus))
- setsched_check = false;
-
cgroup_taskset_for_each(task, css, tset) {
ret = task_can_attach(task);
if (ret)
@@ -3601,7 +3609,7 @@ static int cpuset_can_fork(struct task_struct *task, struct css_set *cset)
mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);

/* Check to see if task is allowed in the cpuset */
- ret = cpuset_can_attach_check(cs);
+ ret = cpuset_can_attach_check(cs, NULL, NULL);
if (ret)
goto out_unlock;

--
2.54.0