[PATCH v2 1/4] cgroup/cpuset: Reset partition data when an invalid partition stays invalid

From: Ridong Chen

Date: Fri Nov 06 2026 - 06:02:09 EST


From: Ridong Chen <chenridong@xxxxxxxxxx>

When cpuset.cpus or cpuset.cpus.exclusive of a partition root is
changed, update_cpumask() and update_exclusive_cpumask() copy the new
effective_xcpus computed for the trial cpuset into the cpuset, and call
reset_partition_data() only if the partition was valid before and is
invalid now:

if ((old_prs > 0) && !is_partition_valid(cs))
reset_partition_data(cs);

An invalid partition root (old_prs < 0) that stays invalid is not
covered. Its effective_xcpus is then left with the trial value, which
is computed from user_xcpus() and so falls back to cpuset.cpus when
cpuset.cpus.exclusive is cleared. As an invalid partition root does not
own any exclusive CPUs, and rm_siblings_excl_cpus() treats a non-empty
effective_xcpus of a sibling without cpuset.cpus.exclusive as owned,
those CPUs can then no longer be claimed by a sibling:

# A1: cpuset.cpus=2-3, cpuset.cpus.exclusive=2-3, root, with tasks
# offline CPUs 2-3 -> A1 becomes invalid
echo > A1/cpuset.cpus.exclusive
cat A1/cpuset.cpus.exclusive.effective # 2-3, expected empty
echo 3 > B1/cpuset.cpus.exclusive # -EINVAL

Reset the partition data whenever the cpuset is a partition root, valid
or not, and ends up invalid. As effective_xcpus may be cleared by that,
also force update_cpumasks_hier() to update the subtree, so that the
effective_xcpus of the descendants doesn't keep the released CPUs. Add
test cases for it.

Fixes: de9f15e21c55 ("cpuset: use parse_cpulist for setting cpus.exclusive")
Fixes: c5866c9a007d ("cpuset: refactor CPU mask buffer parsing logic")
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261101114206.2434398-1-ridong.chen%40linux.dev?part=15
Signed-off-by: Ridong Chen <chenridong@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c | 10 ++++++++--
tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset_prs.sh | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 3052413e41e7..cf38e8708ddd 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -2607,8 +2607,11 @@ static int update_cpumask(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpuset *trialcs,
spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
cpumask_copy(cs->cpus_allowed, trialcs->cpus_allowed);
cpumask_copy(cs->effective_xcpus, trialcs->effective_xcpus);
- if ((old_prs > 0) && !is_partition_valid(cs))
+ if (old_prs && !is_partition_valid(cs)) {
reset_partition_data(cs);
+ /* effective_xcpus may be cleared, update the subtree too */
+ force = true;
+ }
spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);

/* effective_cpus/effective_xcpus will be updated here */
@@ -2672,8 +2675,11 @@ static int update_exclusive_cpumask(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpuset *trialcs,
spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
cpumask_copy(cs->exclusive_cpus, trialcs->exclusive_cpus);
cpumask_copy(cs->effective_xcpus, trialcs->effective_xcpus);
- if ((old_prs > 0) && !is_partition_valid(cs))
+ if (old_prs && !is_partition_valid(cs)) {
reset_partition_data(cs);
+ /* effective_xcpus may be cleared, update the subtree too */
+ force = true;
+ }
spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);

/*
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset_prs.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset_prs.sh
index bdca6c471f87..32e1e44fa0b1 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset_prs.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset_prs.sh
@@ -434,6 +434,12 @@ TEST_MATRIX=(
# cpuset.cpus is allowed, but those extra CPUs are ignored.
" C2-3:P1 C3:P1 . . . C2-4 . . 0 A1:|A2:2-3 A1:P1|A2:P1"

+ # Clearing cpuset.cpus.exclusive of an invalid partition releases its
+ # exclusive CPUs, including those of its descendants, so a sibling
+ # can claim them.
+ " CX2-3:P1 . . C3 T:O2=0:O3=0:X . . X3 0 XA1:|XB1:3 A1:P-1"
+ " CX2-3:P1 X3 . C3 T:O2=0:O3=0:X . . X3 0 XA1:|XA2:|XB1:3 A1:P-1"
+
# A child cannot recover until its exclusive CPUs are available again.
" CX1-4:P1 CX3-4:P1 . . X1-2 . . . 0 A1:1-2|A2:1-2|XA2: A1:P1|A2:P-1"
" CX1-4:P1 CX3-4:P1 . . X1-2:X1-4 . . . 0 A1:1-2|A2:3-4|XA2:3-4 A1:P1|A2:P1"
--
2.34.1