[PATCH] sched/core: Fix a TOCTOU bug in sched_non_preferred_cpu_push_stop()
From: Fushuai Wang
Date: Mon Nov 09 2026 - 03:33:21 EST
From: Fushuai Wang <wangfushuai@xxxxxxxxx>
sched_push_current_non_preferred_cpu() is called in irq context. It
checks is_migration_disabled() before queuing the stopper, but the
task may continue running and enter migrate_disable() before the stopper
runs.
Recheck is_migration_disabled() in sched_non_preferred_cpu_push_stop()
before calling __migrate_task().
WARNING: kernel/sched/core.c:3432 at set_task_cpu+0x1b8/0xdf0, CPU#21: migration/21/152
Stopper: sched_non_preferred_cpu_push_stop+0x0/0xb10 <- sched_push_current_non_preferred_cpu+0x6a6/0x9a0
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20
move_queued_task+0xfc/0x650
? is_cpu_allowed+0x341/0x820
? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20
sched_non_preferred_cpu_push_stop+0x7b7/0xb10
? __pfx_sched_non_preferred_cpu_push_stop+0x10/0x10
...
</TASK>
Fixes: 74699f56ebcf ("sched/core: Push current task from non preferred CPU")
Signed-off-by: Fushuai Wang <wangfushuai@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/core.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 1a088d4576f5..8ed7613eafd6 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -11317,7 +11317,8 @@ static int sched_non_preferred_cpu_push_stop(void *arg)
rq->npc_push_work_pending = false;
update_rq_clock(rq);
- if (task_rq(p) == rq && task_on_rq_queued(p)) {
+ if (task_rq(p) == rq && task_on_rq_queued(p) &&
+ !is_migration_disabled(p)) {
struct rq *dest_rq = __migrate_task(rq, &rf, p, cpu);
if (rq != dest_rq)
--
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