[PATCHSET v2 sched_ext/for-7.3] sched_ext: Fix idle CPU state initialization and validation
From: Andrea Righi
Date: Fri Jul 31 2026 - 05:11:33 EST
The built-in idle masks are initialized with all online CPUs marked idle, but
idle tracking currently starts only after sched_ext is fully enabled. This
leaves busy CPUs incorrectly advertised as idle during ops.init() and until
their next idle transition.
Moreover, the allowed_cpus selftest checks that a remotely selected CPU is no
longer present in the idle mask. An idle-to-idle re-pick can re-advertise the
CPU before the test performs this check, making the validation inherently racy.
Make the built-in idle CPU masks reliable from ops.init() onward by enabling
idle tracking early and synchronizing every online CPU's state under its rq
lock. During this early phase, only the built-in masks are updated;
ops.update_idle() notifications remain suppressed until the scheduler is fully
enabled.
Also rework the allowed_cpus kselftest to replace the racy remote-CPU check with
a stable local invariant that relies on the newly guaranteed initial idle-mask
state.
Changes in v2:
- Move idle-mask initialization from the selftest into the sched_ext
core (Kuba Piecuch)
- Add a dedicated idle-tracking static key so transitions are tracked
before the scheduler is fully enabled (Kuba Piecuch)
- Rework the allowed_cpus selftest to validate the stable local CPU-idle
invariant
- Target sched_ext/for-7.3 instead of sched_ext/for-7.2-fixes
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260726064754.378671-1-arighi@xxxxxxxxxx/
Andrea Righi (2):
sched_ext: Initialize idle masks before ops.init()
selftests/sched_ext: Make allowed_cpus idle validation race-free
kernel/sched/ext/ext.h | 4 +-
kernel/sched/ext/idle.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++-
.../testing/selftests/sched_ext/allowed_cpus.bpf.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++----
3 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)