linux-toradex.git/kernel/sched/core.c, branch v5.11-rc5

sched: Relax the set_cpus_allowed_ptr() semantics

2021-01-22T14:09:44+00:00

Now that we have KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU to denote the critical per-cpu
tasks to retain during CPU offline, we can relax the warning in
set_cpus_allowed_ptr(). Any spurious kthread that wants to get on at
the last minute will get pushed off before it can run.

While during CPU online there is no harm, and actual benefit, to
allowing kthreads back on early, it simplifies hotplug code and fixes
a number of outstanding races.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) 
Reviewed-by: Lai jiangshan 
Reviewed-by: Valentin Schneider 
Tested-by: Valentin Schneider 
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210121103507.240724591@infradead.org

sched: Fix CPU hotplug / tighten is_per_cpu_kthread()

2021-01-22T14:09:44+00:00

Prior to commit 1cf12e08bc4d ("sched/hotplug: Consolidate task
migration on CPU unplug") we'd leave any task on the dying CPU and
break affinity and force them off at the very end.

This scheme had to change in order to enable migrate_disable(). One
cannot wait for migrate_disable() to complete while stuck in
stop_machine(). Furthermore, since we need at the very least: idle,
hotplug and stop threads at any point before stop_machine, we can't
break affinity and/or push those away.

Under the assumption that all per-cpu kthreads are sanely handled by
CPU hotplug, the new code no long breaks affinity or migrates any of
them (which then includes the critical ones above).

However, there's an important difference between per-cpu kthreads and
kthreads that happen to have a single CPU affinity which is lost. The
latter class very much relies on the forced affinity breaking and
migration semantics previously provided.

Use the new kthread_is_per_cpu() infrastructure to tighten
is_per_cpu_kthread() and fix the hot-unplug problems stemming from the
change.

Fixes: 1cf12e08bc4d ("sched/hotplug: Consolidate task migration on CPU unplug")
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) 
Reviewed-by: Valentin Schneider 
Tested-by: Valentin Schneider 
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210121103507.102416009@infradead.org

sched: Prepare to use balance_push in ttwu()

2021-01-22T14:09:43+00:00

In preparation of using the balance_push state in ttwu() we need it to
provide a reliable and consistent state.

The immediate problem is that rq->balance_callback gets cleared every
schedule() and then re-set in the balance_push_callback() itself. This
is not a reliable signal, so add a variable that stays set during the
entire time.

Also move setting it before the synchronize_rcu() in
sched_cpu_deactivate(), such that we get guaranteed visibility to
ttwu(), which is a preempt-disable region.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) 
Reviewed-by: Valentin Schneider 
Tested-by: Valentin Schneider 
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210121103506.966069627@infradead.org

sched: Don't run cpu-online with balance_push() enabled

2021-01-22T14:09:42+00:00

We don't need to push away tasks when we come online, mark the push
complete right before the CPU dies.

XXX hotplug state machine has trouble with rollback here.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) 
Reviewed-by: Valentin Schneider 
Tested-by: Valentin Schneider 
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210121103506.415606087@infradead.org

sched/core: Print out straggler tasks in sched_cpu_dying()

2021-01-22T14:09:41+00:00

Since commit

  1cf12e08bc4d ("sched/hotplug: Consolidate task migration on CPU unplug")

tasks are expected to move themselves out of a out-going CPU. For most
tasks this will be done automagically via BALANCE_PUSH, but percpu kthreads
will have to cooperate and move themselves away one way or another.

Currently, some percpu kthreads (workqueues being a notable exemple) do not
cooperate nicely and can end up on an out-going CPU at the time
sched_cpu_dying() is invoked.

Print the dying rq's tasks to shed some light on the stragglers.

Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider 
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) 
Reviewed-by: Valentin Schneider 
Tested-by: Valentin Schneider 
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210113183141.11974-1-valentin.schneider@arm.com

Merge tag 'sched-urgent-2020-12-27' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

2020-12-27T17:00:47+00:00

Pull scheduler fix from Ingo Molnar:
 "Fix a context switch performance regression"

* tag 'sched-urgent-2020-12-27' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  sched: Optimize finish_lock_switch()

sched: Optimize finish_lock_switch()

2020-12-15T10:27:53+00:00

The kernel test robot measured a -1.6% performance regression on
will-it-scale/sched_yield due to commit:

  2558aacff858 ("sched/hotplug: Ensure only per-cpu kthreads run during hotplug")

Even though we were careful to replace a single load with another
single load from the same cacheline.

Restore finish_lock_switch() to the exact state before the offending
patch and solve the problem differently.

Fixes: 2558aacff858 ("sched/hotplug: Ensure only per-cpu kthreads run during hotplug")
Reported-by: kernel test robot 
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) 
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201210161408.GX3021@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net

Merge tag 'core-mm-2020-12-14' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

2020-12-15T02:35:53+00:00

Pull kmap updates from Thomas Gleixner:
 "The new preemtible kmap_local() implementation:

   - Consolidate all kmap_atomic() internals into a generic
     implementation which builds the base for the kmap_local() API and
     make the kmap_atomic() interface wrappers which handle the
     disabling/enabling of preemption and pagefaults.

   - Switch the storage from per-CPU to per task and provide scheduler
     support for clearing mapping when scheduling out and restoring them
     when scheduling back in.

   - Merge the migrate_disable/enable() code, which is also part of the
     scheduler pull request. This was required to make the kmap_local()
     interface available which does not disable preemption when a
     mapping is established. It has to disable migration instead to
     guarantee that the virtual address of the mapped slot is the same
     across preemption.

   - Provide better debug facilities: guard pages and enforced
     utilization of the mapping mechanics on 64bit systems when the
     architecture allows it.

   - Provide the new kmap_local() API which can now be used to cleanup
     the kmap_atomic() usage sites all over the place. Most of the usage
     sites do not require the implicit disabling of preemption and
     pagefaults so the penalty on 64bit and 32bit non-highmem systems is
     removed and quite some of the code can be simplified. A wholesale
     conversion is not possible because some usage depends on the
     implicit side effects and some need to be cleaned up because they
     work around these side effects.

     The migrate disable side effect is only effective on highmem
     systems and when enforced debugging is enabled. On 64bit and 32bit
     non-highmem systems the overhead is completely avoided"

* tag 'core-mm-2020-12-14' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (33 commits)
  ARM: highmem: Fix cache_is_vivt() reference
  x86/crashdump/32: Simplify copy_oldmem_page()
  io-mapping: Provide iomap_local variant
  mm/highmem: Provide kmap_local*
  sched: highmem: Store local kmaps in task struct
  x86: Support kmap_local() forced debugging
  mm/highmem: Provide CONFIG_DEBUG_KMAP_LOCAL_FORCE_MAP
  mm/highmem: Provide and use CONFIG_DEBUG_KMAP_LOCAL
  microblaze/mm/highmem: Add dropped #ifdef back
  xtensa/mm/highmem: Make generic kmap_atomic() work correctly
  mm/highmem: Take kmap_high_get() properly into account
  highmem: High implementation details and document API
  Documentation/io-mapping: Remove outdated blurb
  io-mapping: Cleanup atomic iomap
  mm/highmem: Remove the old kmap_atomic cruft
  highmem: Get rid of kmap_types.h
  xtensa/mm/highmem: Switch to generic kmap atomic
  sparc/mm/highmem: Switch to generic kmap atomic
  powerpc/mm/highmem: Switch to generic kmap atomic
  nds32/mm/highmem: Switch to generic kmap atomic
  ...

Merge tag 'sched-core-2020-12-14' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

2020-12-15T02:29:11+00:00

Pull scheduler updates from Thomas Gleixner:

 - migrate_disable/enable() support which originates from the RT tree
   and is now a prerequisite for the new preemptible kmap_local() API
   which aims to replace kmap_atomic().

 - A fair amount of topology and NUMA related improvements

 - Improvements for the frequency invariant calculations

 - Enhanced robustness for the global CPU priority tracking and decision
   making

 - The usual small fixes and enhancements all over the place

* tag 'sched-core-2020-12-14' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (61 commits)
  sched/fair: Trivial correction of the newidle_balance() comment
  sched/fair: Clear SMT siblings after determining the core is not idle
  sched: Fix kernel-doc markup
  x86: Print ratio freq_max/freq_base used in frequency invariance calculations
  x86, sched: Use midpoint of max_boost and max_P for frequency invariance on AMD EPYC
  x86, sched: Calculate frequency invariance for AMD systems
  irq_work: Optimize irq_work_single()
  smp: Cleanup smp_call_function*()
  irq_work: Cleanup
  sched: Limit the amount of NUMA imbalance that can exist at fork time
  sched/numa: Allow a floating imbalance between NUMA nodes
  sched: Avoid unnecessary calculation of load imbalance at clone time
  sched/numa: Rename nr_running and break out the magic number
  sched: Make migrate_disable/enable() independent of RT
  sched/topology: Condition EAS enablement on FIE support
  arm64: Rebuild sched domains on invariance status changes
  sched/topology,schedutil: Wrap sched domains rebuild
  sched/uclamp: Allow to reset a task uclamp constraint value
  sched/core: Fix typos in comments
  Documentation: scheduler: fix information on arch SD flags, sched_domain and sched_debug
  ...

Merge tag 'core-entry-2020-12-14' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

2020-12-15T01:13:53+00:00

Pull core entry/exit updates from Thomas Gleixner:
 "A set of updates for entry/exit handling:

   - More generalization of entry/exit functionality

   - The consolidation work to reclaim TIF flags on x86 and also for
     non-x86 specific TIF flags which are solely relevant for syscall
     related work and have been moved into their own storage space. The
     x86 specific part had to be merged in to avoid a major conflict.

   - The TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL work which replaces the inefficient signal
     delivery mode of task work and results in an impressive performance
     improvement for io_uring. The non-x86 consolidation of this is
     going to come seperate via Jens.

   - The selective syscall redirection facility which provides a clean
     and efficient way to support the non-Linux syscalls of WINE by
     catching them at syscall entry and redirecting them to the user
     space emulation. This can be utilized for other purposes as well
     and has been designed carefully to avoid overhead for the regular
     fastpath. This includes the core changes and the x86 support code.

   - Simplification of the context tracking entry/exit handling for the
     users of the generic entry code which guarantee the proper ordering
     and protection.

   - Preparatory changes to make the generic entry code accomodate S390
     specific requirements which are mostly related to their syscall
     restart mechanism"

* tag 'core-entry-2020-12-14' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (36 commits)
  entry: Add syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work()
  entry: Add exit_to_user_mode() wrapper
  entry_Add_enter_from_user_mode_wrapper
  entry: Rename exit_to_user_mode()
  entry: Rename enter_from_user_mode()
  docs: Document Syscall User Dispatch
  selftests: Add benchmark for syscall user dispatch
  selftests: Add kselftest for syscall user dispatch
  entry: Support Syscall User Dispatch on common syscall entry
  kernel: Implement selective syscall userspace redirection
  signal: Expose SYS_USER_DISPATCH si_code type
  x86: vdso: Expose sigreturn address on vdso to the kernel
  MAINTAINERS: Add entry for common entry code
  entry: Fix boot for !CONFIG_GENERIC_ENTRY
  x86: Support HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_OFFSTACK
  context_tracking: Only define schedule_user() on !HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_OFFSTACK archs
  sched: Detect call to schedule from critical entry code
  context_tracking: Don't implement exception_enter/exit() on CONFIG_HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_OFFSTACK
  context_tracking: Introduce HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_OFFSTACK
  x86: Reclaim unused x86 TI flags
  ...