[PATCH] sched_ext: Always call put_prev_task() with scx enabled

From: Andrea Righi
Date: Sun Oct 13 2024 - 13:39:52 EST


With the consolidation of put_prev_task/set_next_task(), we are now
skipping the sched_ext ops.stopping/running() transitions when the
previous and next tasks are the same, see commit 436f3eed5c69 ("sched:
Combine the last put_prev_task() and the first set_next_task()").

While this optimization makes sense in general, it can negatively impact
performance in some user-space schedulers, that expect to handle such
transitions when tasks exhaust their timeslice (see SCX_OPS_ENQ_LAST).

For example, scx_rustland suffers a significant performance regression
(e.g., gaming benchmarks drop from ~60fps to ~10fps).

To fix this, ensure that put_prev_task()/set_next_task() are never
skipped when the scx scheduling class is enabled, allowing the scx class
to handle such transitions.

This change restores the previous behavior, fixing the performance
regression in scx_rustland.

Link: https://github.com/sched-ext/scx/issues/788
Fixes: 7c65ae81ea86 ("sched_ext: Don't call put_prev_task_scx() before picking the next task")
Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/sched.h | 30 +++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 6085ef50febf..44d736e49d06 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -2470,21 +2470,6 @@ __put_prev_set_next_dl_server(struct rq *rq,
rq->dl_server = NULL;
}

-static inline void put_prev_set_next_task(struct rq *rq,
- struct task_struct *prev,
- struct task_struct *next)
-{
- WARN_ON_ONCE(rq->curr != prev);
-
- __put_prev_set_next_dl_server(rq, prev, next);
-
- if (next == prev)
- return;
-
- prev->sched_class->put_prev_task(rq, prev, next);
- next->sched_class->set_next_task(rq, next, true);
-}
-
/*
* Helper to define a sched_class instance; each one is placed in a separate
* section which is ordered by the linker script:
@@ -2523,6 +2508,21 @@ DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(__scx_switched_all); /* all fair class tasks on SCX */
#define scx_switched_all() false
#endif /* !CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT */

+static inline void put_prev_set_next_task(struct rq *rq,
+ struct task_struct *prev,
+ struct task_struct *next)
+{
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(rq->curr != prev);
+
+ __put_prev_set_next_dl_server(rq, prev, next);
+
+ if (next == prev && !scx_enabled())
+ return;
+
+ prev->sched_class->put_prev_task(rq, prev, next);
+ next->sched_class->set_next_task(rq, next, true);
+}
+
/*
* Iterate only active classes. SCX can take over all fair tasks or be
* completely disabled. If the former, skip fair. If the latter, skip SCX.
--
2.47.0