[PATCH] sched_ext: Print deprecation warnings only once
From: Breno Leitao
Date: Tue Jun 23 2026 - 10:39:23 EST
The deprecation notices for direct p->scx.slice/dsq_vtime writes and for
ops->cpu_acquire/release() use plain pr_warn(), so they repeat on every
scheduler (re)load and flood the kernel log.
The slice/dsq_vtime notice is emitted from the BPF verifier's
btf_struct_access callback, which runs once per write access and is
re-evaluated as the verifier explores paths, so loading a single
scheduler can print it several times. The cpu_acquire/release notice is
printed on every scheduler enable.
Switch both to pr_warn_once() so each deprecation is reported a single
time, and add the missing newline to the slice/dsq_vtime message.
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/ext/ext.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index 691d53fe0f648..708eb9024cb25 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -6988,7 +6988,7 @@ static int validate_ops(struct scx_sched *sch, const struct sched_ext_ops *ops)
* run past the BPF allocation. Skip for cid-form.
*/
if (!sch->is_cid_type && (ops->cpu_acquire || ops->cpu_release))
- pr_warn("ops->cpu_acquire/release() are deprecated, use sched_switch TP instead\n");
+ pr_warn_once("ops->cpu_acquire/release() are deprecated, use sched_switch TP instead\n");
/*
* Sub-scheduler support is tied to the cid-form struct_ops. A sub-sched
@@ -7806,7 +7806,7 @@ static int bpf_scx_btf_struct_access(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
off + size <= offsetofend(struct task_struct, scx.slice)) ||
(off >= offsetof(struct task_struct, scx.dsq_vtime) &&
off + size <= offsetofend(struct task_struct, scx.dsq_vtime))) {
- pr_warn("sched_ext: Writing directly to p->scx.slice/dsq_vtime is deprecated, use scx_bpf_task_set_slice/dsq_vtime()");
+ pr_warn_once("sched_ext: Writing directly to p->scx.slice/dsq_vtime is deprecated, use scx_bpf_task_set_slice/dsq_vtime()\n");
return SCALAR_VALUE;
}
---
base-commit: 4e5dfb7c84012007c3c7061126491bbc92d71bf1
change-id: 20260623-scx_warning-0df49c442afb
Best regards,
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Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>