Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: Fix division-by-zero error in task_scan_max()

From: Xia Fukun
Date: Tue Sep 02 2025 - 04:08:52 EST


On 8/27/2025 8:34 PM, Xia Fukun wrote:
> The error can be reproduced by following these steps:
> First, set sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_size to 0:
>
> echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/sched/numa_balancing/scan_size_mb
>
> Then trigger the clone system call, for example, by using
> pthread_create to create a new thread.
>
> Oops: divide error: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
> CPU: 11 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Tainted: G S 6.17.0xfk_v2 #6
> Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC
> Hardware name: SuperCloud R5210 G12/X12DPi-N6, BIOS 1.1c 08/30/2021
> RIP: 0010:task_scan_max+0x24/0x190

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