linux-kernel - Re: report a bug about sched

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Date:	Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:14:30 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	sen wang <wangsen.linux@...il.com>
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, kernel@...ivas.org,
	npiggin@...e.de, arjan@...radead.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: report a bug about sched_rt

On Fri, 2009-07-24 at 18:57 +0800, sen wang wrote:
> I find something is wrong about sched_rt.
> 
>  when I am debugging my system with rt_bandwidth_enabled, there is a
> running realtime FIFO task in the sched_rt running queue and
>  the fair running queue is empty.  I found the idle task will be
> scheduled up when the running task still lie in the  sched_rt running
> queue!
> 
> this will happen when rt runqueue passed it's rt_bandwidth_enabled
> runtime,then the scheduler choose the idle task instead of realtime
> FIFO task.
> 
> the reason lie in: when scheduler try to pick up a realtime FIFO task,
> it will check if rt_throttled is enabled,
> if so, it'll return and try fair queue but it is empty, then it come
> to the sched_idle class.
> 
> I don't think it reasonable, we should give the realtime FIFO task the
> chance, even when rt runqueue passed it's runtime.
> because it is cpu's free time.
> 
> To fix it ,and keep rt_bandwidth works as before, I think
> pick_next_task_rt() is the best space,

RT is about determinism, sometimes having some extra time dependent on
the runnability of SCHED_OTHER tasks is utterly useless.

If you don't like the throttle, disable it.


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