[PATCH 1/2] sched/fair: Fix integer underflow

From: Pierre Gondois

Date: Thu Feb 05 2026 - 10:11:34 EST


(struct sg_lb_stats).idle_cpus is of type 'unsigned int'.
(local->idle_cpus - busiest->idle_cpus) can underflow to UINT_MAX
for instance, and max_t(long, 0, UINT_MAX) will output UINT_MAX.

Use lsub_positive() instead of max_t().

Fixes: 16b0a7a1a0af ("sched/fair: Ensure tasks spreading in LLC during LB")
cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/fair.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index da46c31645378..aa14a9982b9f1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -11249,8 +11249,8 @@ static inline void calculate_imbalance(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *s
* idle CPUs.
*/
env->migration_type = migrate_task;
- env->imbalance = max_t(long, 0,
- (local->idle_cpus - busiest->idle_cpus));
+ env->imbalance = local->idle_cpus;
+ lsub_positive(&env->imbalance, busiest->idle_cpus);
}

#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
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2.43.0