[RFC PATCH -v4 16/22] cpuset: simplify partition update logic for hotplug tasks

From: Ridong Chen

Date: Sun Nov 01 2026 - 06:48:54 EST


From: Chen Ridong <chenridong@xxxxxxxxxx>

Simplify the partition update logic in cpuset_hotplug_update_tasks() by
calling the unified local_partition_update() interface.

For local partitions, the previous patch introduced local_partition_update
which handles both validation state transitions:
- Invalidates local partitions that fail validation checks
- Transitions invalid partitions to valid state when no errors are detected

This eliminates the need for separate transition logic in
cpuset_hotplug_update_tasks(). The only exception is when
subpartitions_cpus becomes empty because no CPU is left for the
top_cpuset, in which case the local partition is disabled directly
with PERR_HOTPLUG. The effective cpumask is then always recomputed.

For remote partitions, only the hotplug invalidation check is needed,
so jump to update_tasks directly after it instead of going through the
local partition checks.

The partition_cmd enum type can now be safely removed as it is no longer
referenced by any code paths after the partition update logic
simplification.

Signed-off-by: Chen Ridong <chenridong@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ridong Chen <chenridong@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c | 78 ++++++++++++++----------------------------
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 78a783cb6308..00afa4987381 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -1135,17 +1135,6 @@ void cpuset_update_tasks_cpumask(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpumask *new_cpus)
css_task_iter_end(&it);
}

-/*
- * Commands for update_parent_effective_cpumask
- */
-enum partition_cmd {
- partcmd_enable, /* Enable partition root */
- partcmd_enablei, /* Enable isolated partition root */
- partcmd_disable, /* Disable partition root */
- partcmd_update, /* Update parent's effective_cpus */
- partcmd_invalidate, /* Make partition invalid */
-};
-
static void update_sibling_cpumasks(struct cpuset *parent, struct cpuset *cs,
struct tmpmasks *tmp);

@@ -3944,7 +3933,6 @@ static void cpuset_hotplug_update_tasks(struct cpuset *cs, struct tmpmasks *tmp)
static nodemask_t new_mems;
bool cpus_updated;
bool mems_updated;
- int partcmd = -1;
struct cpuset *parent;

wait_attach_done_lock();
@@ -3960,54 +3948,38 @@ static void cpuset_hotplug_update_tasks(struct cpuset *cs, struct tmpmasks *tmp)
if (!tmp || !cs->partition_root_state)
goto update_tasks;

- if (is_remote_partition(cs) && (cpumask_empty(subpartitions_cpus) ||
- (cpumask_empty(&new_cpus) &&
- partition_is_populated(cs, NULL)))) {
- WRITE_ONCE(cs->prs_err, PERR_HOTPLUG);
- remote_partition_disable(cs, tmp);
- compute_effective_cpumask(&new_cpus, cs, parent);
- }
-
/*
- * Force the partition to become invalid if either one of
- * the following conditions hold:
- * 1) empty effective cpus but not valid empty partition.
- * 2) parent is invalid or doesn't grant any cpus to child
- * partitions.
- * 3) subpartitions_cpus is empty.
+ * Compute effective_cpus for valid partition root, may invalidate
+ * child partition roots if necessary.
*/
- if (is_local_partition(cs) &&
- (!is_partition_valid(parent) ||
- tasks_nocpu_error(parent, cs, &new_cpus) ||
- cpumask_empty(subpartitions_cpus))) {
- enum prs_errcode prs_err;
-
- if (!is_partition_valid(parent))
- prs_err = is_partition_invalid(parent)
- ? PERR_INVPARENT : PERR_NOTPART;
- else if (cpumask_empty(subpartitions_cpus))
- prs_err = PERR_HOTPLUG;
- else
- prs_err = PERR_NOCPUS;
- partcmd = partcmd_invalidate;
- local_partition_disable(cs, prs_err, tmp);
+ if (is_remote_partition(cs)) {
+ if (cpumask_empty(subpartitions_cpus) ||
+ (cpumask_empty(&new_cpus) &&
+ partition_is_populated(cs, NULL))) {
+ WRITE_ONCE(cs->prs_err, PERR_HOTPLUG);
+ remote_partition_disable(cs, tmp);
+ compute_effective_cpumask(&new_cpus, cs, parent);
+ }
+ goto update_tasks;
}
+
/*
- * On the other hand, an invalid partition root may be transitioned
- * back to a regular one with a non-empty user xcpus.
+ * The subpartitions_cpus may be cleared if no CPUs remain available for
+ * the top_cpuset. In this case, disable the local partition directly.
+ * Otherwise, local_partition_update() will handle the automatic
+ * transition between valid and invalid partition states.
*/
- else if (is_partition_valid(parent) && is_partition_invalid(cs) &&
- !cpumask_empty(user_xcpus(cs))) {
- partcmd = partcmd_update;
+ if (is_local_partition(cs) && cpumask_empty(subpartitions_cpus))
+ local_partition_disable(cs, PERR_HOTPLUG, tmp);
+ else
local_partition_update(cs, tmp);
- }

- if (partcmd >= 0) {
- if (is_partition_valid(cs) || (partcmd == partcmd_invalidate)) {
- compute_effective_cpumask(&new_cpus, cs, parent);
- cpuset_force_rebuild();
- }
- }
+ /*
+ * Recompute effective CPU mask after partition state update:
+ * - For valid partitions: calculate partition-specific effective CPUs
+ * - For invalid partitions: compute member effective CPU mask
+ */
+ compute_effective_cpumask(&new_cpus, cs, parent);

update_tasks:
cpus_updated = !cpumask_equal(&new_cpus, &old_cpus);
--
2.34.1