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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/sched/ext.c | 25 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c index 09f394bb4889..7837a551022c 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c @@ -1252,8 +1252,29 @@ retry: while ((p = scx_task_iter_next(iter))) { /* - * is_idle_task() tests %PF_IDLE which may not be set for CPUs - * which haven't yet been onlined. Test sched_class directly. + * scx_task_iter is used to prepare and move tasks into SCX + * while loading the BPF scheduler and vice-versa while + * unloading. The init_tasks ("swappers") should be excluded + * from the iteration because: + * + * - It's unsafe to use __setschduler_prio() on an init_task to + * determine the sched_class to use as it won't preserve its + * idle_sched_class. + * + * - ops.init/exit_task() can easily be confused if called with + * init_tasks as they, e.g., share PID 0. + * + * As init_tasks are never scheduled through SCX, they can be + * skipped safely. Note that is_idle_task() which tests %PF_IDLE + * doesn't work here: + * + * - %PF_IDLE may not be set for an init_task whose CPU hasn't + * yet been onlined. + * + * - %PF_IDLE can be set on tasks that are not init_tasks. See + * play_idle_precise() used by CONFIG_IDLE_INJECT. + * + * Test for idle_sched_class as only init_tasks are on it. */ if (p->sched_class != &idle_sched_class) break; |