[PATCH -v3 7/9] sched: Prepare to use balance_push in ttwu()

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Thu Jan 21 2021 - 05:41:44 EST


In preparation of using the balance_push state in ttwu() we need it to
provide a reliable and consistent state.

The immediate problem is that rq->balance_callback gets cleared every
schedule() and then re-set in the balance_push_callback() itself. This
is not a reliable signal, so add a variable that stays set during the
entire time.

Also move setting it before the synchronize_rcu() in
sched_cpu_deactivate(), such that we get guaranteed visibility to
ttwu(), which is a preempt-disable region.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/core.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
kernel/sched/sched.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7320,6 +7327,7 @@ static void balance_push_set(int cpu, bo
struct rq_flags rf;

rq_lock_irqsave(rq, &rf);
+ rq->balance_push = on;
if (on) {
WARN_ON_ONCE(rq->balance_callback);
rq->balance_callback = &balance_push_callback;
@@ -7489,17 +7497,17 @@ int sched_cpu_deactivate(unsigned int cp
int ret;

set_cpu_active(cpu, false);
+ balance_push_set(cpu, true);
+
/*
- * We've cleared cpu_active_mask, wait for all preempt-disabled and RCU
- * users of this state to go away such that all new such users will
- * observe it.
+ * We've cleared cpu_active_mask / set balance_push, wait for all
+ * preempt-disabled and RCU users of this state to go away such that
+ * all new such users will observe it.
*
* Do sync before park smpboot threads to take care the rcu boost case.
*/
synchronize_rcu();

- balance_push_set(cpu, true);
-
rq_lock_irqsave(rq, &rf);
if (rq->rd) {
update_rq_clock(rq);
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ struct rq {
unsigned long cpu_capacity_orig;

struct callback_head *balance_callback;
+ unsigned char balance_push;

unsigned char nohz_idle_balance;
unsigned char idle_balance;