[PATCH 5/9] sched/rt: defer WARN console output under rq->lock

From: Rik van Riel

Date: Wed Jun 10 2026 - 22:26:45 EST


Convert the WARN*() calls that run under rq->lock or ->pi_lock to the
SCHED_WARN*() variants, so their console output is deferred to irq_work
instead of being emitted synchronously (which can deadlock via
console_unlock() -> up(&console_sem) -> try_to_wake_up() while the lock
is held).

This should prevent a deadlock if these warnings fire with a legacy
or boot console configured.

Signed-off-by: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8
---
kernel/sched/rt.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index e474c31d8fe6..adbb8f3d6510 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void destroy_rt_bandwidth(struct rt_bandwidth *rt_b)

static inline struct task_struct *rt_task_of(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se)
{
- WARN_ON_ONCE(!rt_entity_is_task(rt_se));
+ SCHED_WARN_ON_ONCE(!rt_entity_is_task(rt_se));

return container_of(rt_se, struct task_struct, rt);
}
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ static inline struct task_struct *rt_task_of(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se)
static inline struct rq *rq_of_rt_rq(struct rt_rq *rt_rq)
{
/* Cannot fold with non-CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED version, layout */
- WARN_ON(!rt_group_sched_enabled() && rt_rq->tg != &root_task_group);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(!rt_group_sched_enabled() && rt_rq->tg != &root_task_group);
return rt_rq->rq;
}

static inline struct rt_rq *rt_rq_of_se(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se)
{
- WARN_ON(!rt_group_sched_enabled() && rt_se->rt_rq->tg != &root_task_group);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(!rt_group_sched_enabled() && rt_se->rt_rq->tg != &root_task_group);
return rt_se->rt_rq;
}

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static inline struct rq *rq_of_rt_se(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se)
{
struct rt_rq *rt_rq = rt_se->rt_rq;

- WARN_ON(!rt_group_sched_enabled() && rt_rq->tg != &root_task_group);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(!rt_group_sched_enabled() && rt_rq->tg != &root_task_group);
return rt_rq->rq;
}

@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static void __disable_runtime(struct rq *rq)
* We cannot be left wanting - that would mean some runtime
* leaked out of the system.
*/
- WARN_ON_ONCE(want);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON_ONCE(want);
balanced:
/*
* Disable all the borrow logic by pretending we have inf
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ dec_rt_prio(struct rt_rq *rt_rq, int prio)

if (rt_rq->rt_nr_running) {

- WARN_ON(prio < prev_prio);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(prio < prev_prio);

/*
* This may have been our highest task, and therefore
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ dec_rt_group(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se, struct rt_rq *rt_rq)
if (rt_se_boosted(rt_se))
rt_rq->rt_nr_boosted--;

- WARN_ON(!rt_rq->rt_nr_running && rt_rq->rt_nr_boosted);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(!rt_rq->rt_nr_running && rt_rq->rt_nr_boosted);
}

#else /* !CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED: */
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ void inc_rt_tasks(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se, struct rt_rq *rt_rq)
{
int prio = rt_se_prio(rt_se);

- WARN_ON(!rt_prio(prio));
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(!rt_prio(prio));
rt_rq->rt_nr_running += rt_se_nr_running(rt_se);
rt_rq->rr_nr_running += rt_se_rr_nr_running(rt_se);

@@ -1187,8 +1187,8 @@ void inc_rt_tasks(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se, struct rt_rq *rt_rq)
static inline
void dec_rt_tasks(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se, struct rt_rq *rt_rq)
{
- WARN_ON(!rt_prio(rt_se_prio(rt_se)));
- WARN_ON(!rt_rq->rt_nr_running);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(!rt_prio(rt_se_prio(rt_se)));
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(!rt_rq->rt_nr_running);
rt_rq->rt_nr_running -= rt_se_nr_running(rt_se);
rt_rq->rr_nr_running -= rt_se_rr_nr_running(rt_se);

@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ static void __enqueue_rt_entity(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se, unsigned int flag
}

if (move_entity(flags)) {
- WARN_ON_ONCE(rt_se->on_list);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON_ONCE(rt_se->on_list);
if (flags & ENQUEUE_HEAD)
list_add(&rt_se->run_list, queue);
else
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ static void __dequeue_rt_entity(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se, unsigned int flag
struct rt_prio_array *array = &rt_rq->active;

if (move_entity(flags)) {
- WARN_ON_ONCE(!rt_se->on_list);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON_ONCE(!rt_se->on_list);
__delist_rt_entity(rt_se, array);
}
rt_se->on_rq = 0;
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ static struct sched_rt_entity *pick_next_rt_entity(struct rt_rq *rt_rq)
BUG_ON(idx >= MAX_RT_PRIO);

queue = array->queue + idx;
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(list_empty(queue)))
+ if (SCHED_WARN_ON_ONCE(list_empty(queue)))
return NULL;
next = list_entry(queue->next, struct sched_rt_entity, run_list);

@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ static int push_rt_task(struct rq *rq, bool pull)
return 0;
}

- if (WARN_ON(next_task == rq->curr))
+ if (SCHED_WARN_ON(next_task == rq->curr))
return 0;

/* We might release rq lock */
@@ -2322,8 +2322,8 @@ static void pull_rt_task(struct rq *this_rq)
* the to-be-scheduled task?
*/
if (p && (p->prio < this_rq->rt.highest_prio.curr)) {
- WARN_ON(p == src_rq->curr);
- WARN_ON(!task_on_rq_queued(p));
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(p == src_rq->curr);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(!task_on_rq_queued(p));

/*
* There's a chance that p is higher in priority
@@ -2589,7 +2589,7 @@ static int task_is_throttled_rt(struct task_struct *p, int cpu)

#ifdef CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED // XXX maybe add task_rt_rq(), see also sched_rt_period_rt_rq
rt_rq = task_group(p)->rt_rq[cpu];
- WARN_ON(!rt_group_sched_enabled() && rt_rq->tg != &root_task_group);
+ SCHED_WARN_ON(!rt_group_sched_enabled() && rt_rq->tg != &root_task_group);
#else
rt_rq = &cpu_rq(cpu)->rt;
#endif
--
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