linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] CFS vs cpu hotplug

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Date:	Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:55:56 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@...il.com>
Cc:	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] CFS vs cpu hotplug


* Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@...il.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> it seems to be related to migrate_dead_tasks().
> 
> Firstly I added traces to see all tasks being migrated with 
> migrate_live_tasks() and migrate_dead_tasks(). On my setup the problem 
> pops up (the one with "se == NULL" in the loop of 
> pick_next_task_fair()) shortly after the traces indicate that some has 
> been migrated with migrate_dead_tasks()). btw., I can reproduce it 
> much faster now with just a plain cpu down/up loop.
> 
> [disclaimer] Well, unless I'm really missing something important in 
> this late hour [/desclaimer] pick_next_task() is not something 
> appropriate for migrate_dead_tasks() :-)
> 
> the following change seems to eliminate the problem on my setup 
> (although, I kept it running only for a few minutes to get a few 
> messages indicating migrate_dead_tasks() does move tasks and the 
> system is still ok)
> 
> [ quick hack ]
> 
> @@ -5887,6 +5907,7 @@ static void migrate_dead_tasks(unsigned int dead_cpu)
>                 next = pick_next_task(rq, rq->curr);
>                 if (!next)
>                         break;
> +               next->sched_class->put_prev_task(rq, next);
>                 migrate_dead(dead_cpu, next);
> 

thanks Dmitry - i've applied this chunk to tip/master and 
tip/sched/urgent, for more testing.

if this turns out to be the final and full fix today, would you mind to 
submit the rest of your checks as well? It seems like a rather sensible 
set of sanity checks. Put under CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG or a new 
(default-off) config option.

it would also be _very_ nice to have a built-in cpu hotplug tester in 
the kernel, a'ka CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST=y. There's already sample code 
in kernel/tracing/ of how to initiate hotplug events from within the 
kernel.

	Ingo
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