[PATCH v3 8/8] sched/fair: Simplify SIS_UTIL handling in select_idle_cpu()

From: K Prateek Nayak

Date: Tue Jan 20 2026 - 06:35:40 EST


Use the "sd_llc" passed to select_idle_cpu() to obtain the
"sd_llc_shared" instead of dereferencing the per-CPU variable.

Since "sd->shared" is always reclaimed at the same time as "sd" via
call_rcu() and update_top_cache_domain() always ensures a valid
"sd->shared" assignment when "sd_llc" is present, "sd_llc->shared" can
always be dereferenced without needing an additional check.

While at it move the cpumask_and() operation after the SIS_UTIL bailout
check to avoid unnecessarily computing the cpumask.

Signed-off-by: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@xxxxxxx>
---
Changelog rfc v2..v3:

o No changes. to the diff. Added more details on directly dereferencing
"sd->shared" without a NULL check in the commit message.
---
kernel/sched/fair.c | 19 ++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index c308c0700a7f..b4ae9444d32f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -7629,21 +7629,18 @@ static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, bool
{
struct cpumask *cpus = this_cpu_cpumask_var_ptr(select_rq_mask);
int i, cpu, idle_cpu = -1, nr = INT_MAX;
- struct sched_domain_shared *sd_share;
-
- cpumask_and(cpus, sched_domain_span(sd), p->cpus_ptr);

if (sched_feat(SIS_UTIL)) {
- sd_share = rcu_dereference_all(per_cpu(sd_llc_shared, target));
- if (sd_share) {
- /* because !--nr is the condition to stop scan */
- nr = READ_ONCE(sd_share->nr_idle_scan) + 1;
- /* overloaded LLC is unlikely to have idle cpu/core */
- if (nr == 1)
- return -1;
- }
+ /* because !--nr is the condition to stop scan */
+ nr = READ_ONCE(sd->shared->nr_idle_scan) + 1;
+ /* overloaded LLC is unlikely to have idle cpu/core */
+ if (nr == 1)
+ return -1;
}

+ if (!cpumask_and(cpus, sched_domain_span(sd), p->cpus_ptr))
+ return -1;
+
if (static_branch_unlikely(&sched_cluster_active)) {
struct sched_group *sg = sd->groups;

--
2.34.1