[PATCH 2/4] sched/eevdf: Update se->vprot in reweight_entity()

From: Peter Zijlstra

Date: Fri Jan 30 2026 - 04:47:41 EST


From: Wang Tao <wangtao554@xxxxxxxxxx>

In the EEVDF framework with Run-to-Parity protection, `se->vprot` is an
independent variable defining the virtual protection timestamp.

When `reweight_entity()` is called (e.g., via nice/renice), it performs
the following actions to preserve Lag consistency:
1. Scales `se->vlag` based on the new weight.
2. Calls `place_entity()`, which recalculates `se->vruntime` based on
the new weight and scaled lag.

However, the current implementation fails to update `se->vprot`, leading
to mismatches between the task's actual runtime and its expected duration.

Fixes: 63304558ba5d ("sched/eevdf: Curb wakeup-preemption")
Suggested-by: Zhang Qiao <zhangqiao22@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Wang Tao <wangtao554@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260120123113.3518950-1-wangtao554@xxxxxxxxxx
---
kernel/sched/fair.c | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -3790,6 +3790,8 @@ static void reweight_entity(struct cfs_r
unsigned long weight)
{
bool curr = cfs_rq->curr == se;
+ bool rel_vprot = false;
+ u64 vprot;

if (se->on_rq) {
/* commit outstanding execution time */
@@ -3797,6 +3799,11 @@ static void reweight_entity(struct cfs_r
update_entity_lag(cfs_rq, se);
se->deadline -= se->vruntime;
se->rel_deadline = 1;
+ if (curr && protect_slice(se)) {
+ vprot = se->vprot - se->vruntime;
+ rel_vprot = true;
+ }
+
cfs_rq->nr_queued--;
if (!curr)
__dequeue_entity(cfs_rq, se);
@@ -3812,6 +3819,9 @@ static void reweight_entity(struct cfs_r
if (se->rel_deadline)
se->deadline = div_s64(se->deadline * se->load.weight, weight);

+ if (rel_vprot)
+ vprot = div_s64(vprot * se->load.weight, weight);
+
update_load_set(&se->load, weight);

do {
@@ -3823,6 +3833,8 @@ static void reweight_entity(struct cfs_r
enqueue_load_avg(cfs_rq, se);
if (se->on_rq) {
place_entity(cfs_rq, se, 0);
+ if (rel_vprot)
+ se->vprot = se->vruntime + vprot;
update_load_add(&cfs_rq->load, se->load.weight);
if (!curr)
__enqueue_entity(cfs_rq, se);