[PATCH sched_ext/for-7.3 03/32] sched_ext: Use READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE in cmask word ops and drop _RACY variants

From: Tejun Heo

Date: Fri Jul 03 2026 - 04:26:26 EST


The cmask ops can operate on BPF-arena cmasks which BPF programs may read
and write concurrently. The _RACY op variants existed to make such lockless
reads explicit but this turned out to be too restrictive. Mark the word
accesses in all the two-cmask ops with READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE instead and drop
the _RACY variants.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/ext/cid.c | 53 +++++++-----------------------------------
kernel/sched/ext/cid.h | 2 --
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
index af83084ec740..4b7279ca740f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
@@ -395,17 +395,15 @@ __bpf_kfunc s32 scx_bpf_cpu_to_cid(s32 cpu, const struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
* bits outside stay untouched. In particular, scx_cmask_copy() does NOT zero
* @dst bits that lie outside @src's range.
*
- * The _RACY variants are otherwise identical to their non-racy counterpart but
- * read @src word-by-word via data_race(). Memory ordering with concurrent
- * writers is the caller's responsibility.
+ * Word accesses use READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE so a caller may read @src
+ * locklessly. Memory ordering against concurrent writers is the caller's
+ * responsibility.
*/
enum cmask_op2 {
/* mutating */
CMASK_OP2_AND,
CMASK_OP2_OR,
- CMASK_OP2_OR_RACY,
CMASK_OP2_COPY,
- CMASK_OP2_COPY_RACY,
CMASK_OP2_ANDNOT,
/* predicates - short-circuit when the per-word result is true */
CMASK_OP2_SUBSET,
@@ -422,28 +420,22 @@ static __always_inline bool cmask_word_op2(u64 *av, const u64 *bp, u64 mask,
{
switch (op) {
case CMASK_OP2_AND:
- *av &= ~mask | *bp;
+ WRITE_ONCE(*av, *av & (~mask | READ_ONCE(*bp)));
return false;
case CMASK_OP2_OR:
- *av |= *bp & mask;
- return false;
- case CMASK_OP2_OR_RACY:
- *av |= data_race(*bp) & mask;
+ WRITE_ONCE(*av, *av | (READ_ONCE(*bp) & mask));
return false;
case CMASK_OP2_COPY:
- *av = (*av & ~mask) | (*bp & mask);
- return false;
- case CMASK_OP2_COPY_RACY:
- *av = (*av & ~mask) | (data_race(*bp) & mask);
+ WRITE_ONCE(*av, (*av & ~mask) | (READ_ONCE(*bp) & mask));
return false;
case CMASK_OP2_ANDNOT:
- *av &= ~(*bp & mask);
+ WRITE_ONCE(*av, *av & ~(READ_ONCE(*bp) & mask));
return false;
case CMASK_OP2_SUBSET:
/* stop on the first bit in @sub not set in @super */
- return (*bp & ~*av) & mask;
+ return (READ_ONCE(*bp) & ~READ_ONCE(*av)) & mask;
case CMASK_OP2_INTERSECTS:
- return (*av & *bp) & mask;
+ return (READ_ONCE(*av) & READ_ONCE(*bp)) & mask;
}
unreachable();
}
@@ -556,39 +548,12 @@ void scx_cmask_or(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src)
src->bits, src->base, src->nr_cids, CMASK_OP2_OR);
}

-/**
- * scx_cmask_or_racy - OR @src into @dst, reading @src without locking
- *
- * @src is read word-by-word through data_race(). Same per-bit independence
- * rationale as scx_cmask_copy_racy(). Memory ordering with writers is the
- * caller's responsibility.
- */
-void scx_cmask_or_racy(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src)
-{
- cmask_walk_op2(dst->bits, dst->base, dst->nr_cids,
- src->bits, src->base, src->nr_cids, CMASK_OP2_OR_RACY);
-}
-
void scx_cmask_copy(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src)
{
cmask_walk_op2(dst->bits, dst->base, dst->nr_cids,
src->bits, src->base, src->nr_cids, CMASK_OP2_COPY);
}

-/**
- * scx_cmask_copy_racy - Snapshot @src into @dst without locking
- *
- * @src is read word-by-word through data_race(). Head/tail masking matches
- * scx_cmask_copy(). Each bit in a cmask is independent, so partial updates
- * just leave some bits fresher than others. Memory ordering with writers is
- * the caller's responsibility.
- */
-void scx_cmask_copy_racy(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src)
-{
- cmask_walk_op2(dst->bits, dst->base, dst->nr_cids,
- src->bits, src->base, src->nr_cids, CMASK_OP2_COPY_RACY);
-}
-
void scx_cmask_andnot(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src)
{
cmask_walk_op2(dst->bits, dst->base, dst->nr_cids,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.h b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.h
index 9c4f4b907f12..54b10df32fd5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.h
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ void scx_cmask_clear(struct scx_cmask *m);
void scx_cmask_fill(struct scx_cmask *m);
void scx_cmask_and(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src);
void scx_cmask_or(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src);
-void scx_cmask_or_racy(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src);
void scx_cmask_copy(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src);
-void scx_cmask_copy_racy(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src);
void scx_cmask_andnot(struct scx_cmask *dst, const struct scx_cmask *src);
bool scx_cmask_subset(const struct scx_cmask *sub, const struct scx_cmask *super);
bool scx_cmask_intersects(const struct scx_cmask *a, const struct scx_cmask *b);
--
2.54.0