Re: [PATCH -v2 3/9] sched/deadline/rtmutex: Dont miss the dl_runtime/dl_period update

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:32:16 +0200
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Currently dl tasks will actually return at the very beginning
> of rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain() in !detect_deadlock cases:
> 
>     if (waiter->prio == task->prio) {
>         if (!detect_deadlock)
>             goto out_unlock_pi; // out here
>         else
>             requeue = false;
>     }
> 
> As the deadline value of blocked deadline tasks(waiters) without
> changing their sched_class(thus prio doesn't change) never changes,
> this seems reasonable, but it actually misses the chance of updating
> rt_mutex_waiter's "dl_runtime(period)_copy" if a waiter updates its
> deadline parameters(dl_runtime, dl_period) or boosted waiter changes
> to !deadline class.
> 
> Thus, force deadline task not out by adding the !dl_prio() condition.
> 
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxxx

-- Steve

> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Xunlei Pang <xlpang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1460633827-345-7-git-send-email-xlpang@xxxxxxxxxx