[PATCH V2] sched: Prevent balance_push() on remote runqueues

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Sat Aug 28 2021 - 09:56:00 EST


sched_setscheduler() and rt_mutex_setprio() invoke the run-queue balance
callback after changing priorities or the scheduling class of a task. The
run-queue for which the callback is invoked can be local or remote.

That's not a problem for the regular rq::push_work which is serialized with
a busy flag in the run-queue struct, but for the balance_push() work which
is only valid to be invoked on the outgoing CPU that's wrong. It not only
triggers the debug warning, but also leaves the per CPU variable push_work
unprotected, which can result in double enqueues on the stop machine list.

Remove the warning and validate that the function is invoked on the
outgoing CPU.

Fixes: ae7927023243 ("sched: Optimize finish_lock_switch()")
Reported-by: Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ben Segall <bsegall@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@xxxxxxx>
---
V2: Use the correct check for the outgoing CPU
---
kernel/sched/core.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -8435,7 +8435,6 @@ static void balance_push(struct rq *rq)
struct task_struct *push_task = rq->curr;

lockdep_assert_rq_held(rq);
- SCHED_WARN_ON(rq->cpu != smp_processor_id());

/*
* Ensure the thing is persistent until balance_push_set(.on = false);
@@ -8443,9 +8442,10 @@ static void balance_push(struct rq *rq)
rq->balance_callback = &balance_push_callback;

/*
- * Only active while going offline.
+ * Only active while going offline and when invoked on the outgoing
+ * CPU.
*/
- if (!cpu_dying(rq->cpu))
+ if (!cpu_dying(rq->cpu) || rq != this_rq())
return;

/*