Re: [powerpc][5.13.0-rc7] Kernel warning (kernel/sched/fair.c:401) while running LTP tests

From: Sachin Sant
Date: Mon Jun 21 2021 - 13:32:10 EST


>>> Any thoughts Vincent?
>>
>>
>> I would prefer that we use the reason of adding the cfs in the list instead.
>>
>> Something like the below should also fixed the problem. It is based on a
>> proposal I made to Rik sometimes ago when he tried to flatten the rq:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190906191237.27006-6-riel@xxxxxxxxxxx/
>>
>> This will ensure that a cfs is added in the list whenever one of its child
>> is still in the list.
>
> Could you confirm that this patch fixes the problem for you too ?
>
Thanks for the fix.

The patch fixes the reported problem. The test ran to completion without
any failure.

Reported-by: Sachin Sant <sachinp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Sachin Sant <sachinp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

-Sachin