sched: Guarantee task priority in pick_next_task()
Michael spotted that the idle_balance() push down created a task
priority problem.
Previously, when we called idle_balance() before pick_next_task() it
wasn't a problem when -- because of the rq->lock droppage -- an rt/dl
task slipped in.
Similarly for pre_schedule(), rt pre-schedule could have a dl task
slip in.
But by pulling it into the pick_next_task() loop, we'll not try a
higher task priority again.
Cure this by creating a re-start condition in pick_next_task(); and
triggering this from pick_next_task_{rt,fair}().
It also fixes a live-lock where we get stuck in pick_next_task_fair()
due to idle_balance() seeing !0 nr_running but there not actually
being any fair tasks about.
Reported-by: Michael Wang <wangyun@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Fixes: 38033c37faab ("sched: Push down pre_schedule() and idle_balance()")
Tested-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@gmail.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140224121218.GR15586@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index 4d4b386..398b3f9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -1360,8 +1360,16 @@
struct task_struct *p;
struct rt_rq *rt_rq = &rq->rt;
- if (need_pull_rt_task(rq, prev))
+ if (need_pull_rt_task(rq, prev)) {
pull_rt_task(rq);
+ /*
+ * pull_rt_task() can drop (and re-acquire) rq->lock; this
+ * means a dl task can slip in, in which case we need to
+ * re-start task selection.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(rq->dl.dl_nr_running))
+ return RETRY_TASK;
+ }
if (!rt_rq->rt_nr_running)
return NULL;