[PATCH 4/4] sched_ext: Don't enable non-ext tasks in the sub-sched task loops

From: Tejun Heo

Date: Thu Jul 16 2026 - 17:32:48 EST


Root enable and scx_post_fork() enable a task only if it's on the ext class.
Tasks on other classes, possible under an SCX_OPS_SWITCH_PARTIAL root, are
left READY and enabled by switching_to_scx() when they switch over. The sub
enable-commit pass and the sub-disable re-home loop enable unconditionally,
so a fair-class READY task in the subtree becomes ENABLED while not on
sched_ext. A later switch to SCHED_EXT then trips the task state validation
WARN (ENABLED with the previous state not READY) and calls ops.enable() a
second time.

Gate scx_enable_task() on the task's class in both loops.

Fixes: 337ec00b1d9c ("sched_ext: Implement cgroup sub-sched enabling and disabling")
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/ext/ext.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index 98dd7df88db4..18183062f751 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -6010,15 +6010,22 @@ static void scx_sub_disable(struct scx_sched *sch)
/*
* $p is initialized for $parent and still attached to
* @sch. Disable and exit for @sch, switch over to
- * $parent, override the state to READY to account for
- * $p having already been initialized, and then enable.
+ * $parent and override the state to READY to account
+ * for $p having already been initialized.
*/
scx_disable_and_exit_task(sch, p);
scx_set_task_state(p, SCX_TASK_INIT_BEGIN);
scx_set_task_state(p, SCX_TASK_INIT);
scx_set_task_sched(p, parent);
scx_set_task_state(p, SCX_TASK_READY);
- scx_enable_task(parent, p);
+
+ /*
+ * A task on a non-ext class, possible under an
+ * %SCX_OPS_SWITCH_PARTIAL root, stays READY and is
+ * enabled by switching_to_scx() if it switches over.
+ */
+ if (p->sched_class == &ext_sched_class)
+ scx_enable_task(parent, p);
}

task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &rf);
@@ -7726,10 +7733,14 @@ static void scx_sub_enable_workfn(struct kthread_work *work)

/*
* $p is now only initialized for @sch and READY, which
- * is what we want. Assign it to @sch and enable.
+ * is what we want. Assign it to @sch and, if it's on
+ * the ext class, enable. A non-ext task, possible under
+ * an %SCX_OPS_SWITCH_PARTIAL root, stays READY and is
+ * enabled by switching_to_scx() if it switches over.
*/
scx_set_task_sched(p, sch);
- scx_enable_task(sch, p);
+ if (p->sched_class == &ext_sched_class)
+ scx_enable_task(sch, p);

p->scx.flags &= ~SCX_TASK_SUB_INIT;
}
--
2.55.0