Re: [PATCH v8 05/16] sched/core: Allow sched_setattr() to use the current policy

From: Patrick Bellasi
Date: Thu May 09 2019 - 05:19:23 EST


On 08-May 21:21, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 02, 2019 at 11:41:41AM +0100, Patrick Bellasi wrote:
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sched.h b/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
> > index 22627f80063e..075c610adf45 100644
> > --- a/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
> > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
> > @@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
> > /* SCHED_ISO: reserved but not implemented yet */
> > #define SCHED_IDLE 5
> > #define SCHED_DEADLINE 6
> > +/* Must be the last entry: used to sanity check attr.policy values */
> > +#define SCHED_POLICY_MAX SCHED_DEADLINE
>
> This is a wee bit sad to put in a uapi header; but yeah, where else :/
>
> Another option would be something like:
>
> enum {
> SCHED_NORMAL = 0,
> SCHED_FIFO = 1,
> SCHED_RR = 2,
> SCHED_BATCH = 3,
> /* SCHED_ISO = 4, reserved */
> SCHED_IDLE = 5,
> SCHED_DEADLINE = 6,
> SCHED_POLICY_NR
> };

I just wanted to minimize the changes by keeping the same structure...
If you prefer the above I can add a refactoring patch just to update
existing definitions before adding this patch...

>
> > /* Can be ORed in to make sure the process is reverted back to SCHED_NORMAL on fork */
> > #define SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK 0x40000000
> > @@ -50,9 +52,11 @@
> > #define SCHED_FLAG_RESET_ON_FORK 0x01
> > #define SCHED_FLAG_RECLAIM 0x02
> > #define SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN 0x04
> > +#define SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY 0x08
> >
> > #define SCHED_FLAG_ALL (SCHED_FLAG_RESET_ON_FORK | \
> > SCHED_FLAG_RECLAIM | \
> > - SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN)
> > + SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN | \
> > + SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY)
> >
> > #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_SCHED_H */
> > diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
> > index d368ac26b8aa..20efb32e1a7e 100644
> > --- a/kernel/sched/core.c
> > +++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
> > @@ -4907,8 +4907,17 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(sched_setattr, pid_t, pid, struct sched_attr __user *, uattr,
> > if (retval)
> > return retval;
> >
> > - if ((int)attr.sched_policy < 0)
> > + /*
> > + * A valid policy is always required from userspace, unless
> > + * SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY is set and the current policy
> > + * is enforced for this call.
> > + */
> > + if (attr.sched_policy > SCHED_POLICY_MAX &&
> > + !(attr.sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY)) {
> > return -EINVAL;
> > + }
>
> And given I just looked at those darn SCHED_* things, I now note the
> above does 'funny' things when passed: attr.policy=4.

... and maybe factor in the same refactoring patch a check on
SCHED_ISO being not yet supported.

>
> > + if (attr.sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY)
> > + attr.sched_policy = SETPARAM_POLICY;
> >
> > rcu_read_lock();
> > retval = -ESRCH;

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#include <best/regards.h>

Patrick Bellasi