[PATCH 03/12] sched_ext: Factor out __scx_bpf_now()
From: Tejun Heo
Date: Sun Aug 02 2026 - 17:55:26 EST
scx_bpf_now() couples the valid-or-fresh rq clock read to the current rq.
The read is useful for kernel-internal timing against a specific rq,
including a remotely locked one. Factor it out into __scx_bpf_now().
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/ext/ext.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
kernel/sched/ext/internal.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index 4245a737592a..777ae515c88e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -10160,6 +10160,27 @@ __bpf_kfunc struct task_struct *scx_bpf_tid_to_task(u64 tid)
return container_of(scx, struct task_struct, scx);
}
+u64 __scx_bpf_now(struct rq *rq)
+{
+ /* the caller must be on @rq's cpu or hold its lock */
+ lockdep_assert((rq == this_rq() && !preemptible()) ||
+ lockdep_is_held(__rq_lockp(rq)));
+
+ if (smp_load_acquire(&rq->scx.flags) & SCX_RQ_CLK_VALID) {
+ /* if the rq clock is valid, use the cached rq clock */
+ return READ_ONCE(rq->scx.clock);
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Otherwise, return a fresh rq clock.
+ *
+ * The rq clock is updated outside of the rq lock.
+ * In this case, keep the updated rq clock invalid so the next
+ * read outside the rq lock gets a fresh rq clock.
+ */
+ return sched_clock_cpu(cpu_of(rq));
+ }
+}
+
/**
* scx_bpf_now - Returns a high-performance monotonically non-decreasing
* clock for the current CPU. The clock returned is in nanoseconds.
@@ -10190,36 +10211,14 @@ __bpf_kfunc struct task_struct *scx_bpf_tid_to_task(u64 tid)
*/
__bpf_kfunc u64 scx_bpf_now(void)
{
- struct rq *rq;
- u64 clock;
-
- preempt_disable();
-
- rq = this_rq();
- if (smp_load_acquire(&rq->scx.flags) & SCX_RQ_CLK_VALID) {
- /*
- * If the rq clock is valid, use the cached rq clock.
- *
- * Note that scx_bpf_now() is re-entrant between a process
- * context and an interrupt context (e.g., timer interrupt).
- * However, we don't need to consider the race between them
- * because such race is not observable from a caller.
- */
- clock = READ_ONCE(rq->scx.clock);
- } else {
- /*
- * Otherwise, return a fresh rq clock.
- *
- * The rq clock is updated outside of the rq lock.
- * In this case, keep the updated rq clock invalid so the next
- * kfunc call outside the rq lock gets a fresh rq clock.
- */
- clock = sched_clock_cpu(cpu_of(rq));
- }
-
- preempt_enable();
-
- return clock;
+ /*
+ * Note that scx_bpf_now() is re-entrant between a process context and
+ * an interrupt context (e.g., timer interrupt). However, we don't need
+ * to consider the race between them because such race is not observable
+ * from a caller.
+ */
+ guard(preempt)();
+ return __scx_bpf_now(this_rq());
}
static void scx_read_events(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_event_stats *events)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
index 1d226aa8a003..a0a2294f1dc2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/internal.h
@@ -1984,6 +1984,7 @@ void scx_flush_dispatch_buf(struct scx_sched *sch, struct rq *rq);
s32 scx_init_dsq(struct scx_dispatch_q *dsq, u64 dsq_id, struct scx_sched *sch);
__printf(2, 3) void scx_dump_line(struct seq_buf *s, const char *fmt, ...);
void scx_kick_cpu(struct scx_sched *sch, s32 cpu, u64 flags);
+u64 __scx_bpf_now(struct rq *rq);
void schedule_dsq_reenq(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_dispatch_q *dsq,
u64 reenq_flags, struct rq *locked_rq);
int __scx_init_task(struct scx_sched *sch, struct task_struct *p,
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