[PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 06/32] sched_ext: Make scx_bpf_kick_cid() return void
From: Tejun Heo
Date: Fri Jul 03 2026 - 04:24:23 EST
scx_bpf_kick_cid() returned an error code, but the value conveys nothing
actionable and no caller consumes it. The kick is asynchronous, so a
successful return only means it was queued. An invalid @cid is already
reported through scx_error() by scx_cid_to_cpu(), and a missing scheduler
leaves nothing to kick.
Make scx_bpf_kick_cid() return void to match scx_bpf_kick_cpu(). The
cid-form kfuncs are not in practical use yet, so the ABI change is safe.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/ext/ext.c | 11 +++++------
tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index 4a93ed72e5aa..13af43bca850 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -8541,10 +8541,10 @@ __bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_kick_cpu(s32 cpu, u64 flags, const struct bpf_prog_aux
* @flags: %SCX_KICK_* flags
* @aux: implicit BPF argument to access bpf_prog_aux hidden from BPF progs
*
- * cid-addressed equivalent of scx_bpf_kick_cpu(). Return 0 on success,
- * -errno otherwise.
+ * cid-addressed equivalent of scx_bpf_kick_cpu(). An invalid @cid aborts the
+ * scheduler via scx_cid_to_cpu().
*/
-__bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_kick_cid(s32 cid, u64 flags, const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
+__bpf_kfunc void scx_bpf_kick_cid(s32 cid, u64 flags, const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
{
struct scx_sched *sch;
s32 cpu;
@@ -8552,12 +8552,11 @@ __bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_kick_cid(s32 cid, u64 flags, const struct bpf_prog_aux *
guard(rcu)();
sch = scx_prog_sched(aux);
if (unlikely(!sch))
- return -ENODEV;
+ return;
cpu = scx_cid_to_cpu(sch, cid);
if (cpu < 0)
- return cpu;
+ return;
scx_kick_cpu(sch, cpu, flags);
- return 0;
}
/**
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h
index bd51986c4c42..e7b3ba491c5e 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/common.bpf.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void scx_bpf_events(struct scx_event_stats *events, size_t events__sz) __ksym __
s32 scx_bpf_cpu_to_cid(s32 cpu) __ksym __weak;
s32 scx_bpf_cid_to_cpu(s32 cid) __ksym __weak;
void scx_bpf_cid_topo(s32 cid, struct scx_cid_topo *out) __ksym __weak;
-s32 scx_bpf_kick_cid(s32 cid, u64 flags) __ksym __weak;
+void scx_bpf_kick_cid(s32 cid, u64 flags) __ksym __weak;
s32 scx_bpf_task_cid(const struct task_struct *p) __ksym __weak;
s32 scx_bpf_this_cid(void) __ksym __weak;
struct task_struct *scx_bpf_cid_curr(s32 cid) __ksym __weak;
--
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