linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] sched/pelt: fix false running accounting

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Date:   Tue, 4 Jul 2017 09:27:07 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        dietmar.eggemann@....com, Morten.Rasmussen@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sched/pelt: fix false running accounting

On Sat, Jul 01, 2017 at 07:06:13AM +0200, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> The running state is a subset of runnable state which means that running
> can't be set if runnable (weight) is cleared. There are corner cases
> where the current sched_entity has been already dequeued but cfs_rq->curr
> has not been updated yet and still points to the dequeued sched_entity.
> If ___update_load_avg is called at that time, weight will be 0 and running
> will be set which is not possible.
> 
> This case happens during pick_next_task_fair() when a cfs_rq becomes idles.
> The current sched_entity has been dequeued so se->on_rq is cleared and
> cfs_rq->weight is null. But cfs_rq->curr still points to se (it will be
> cleared when picking the idle thread). Because the cfs_rq becomes idle,
> idle_balance() is called and ends up to call update_blocked_averages()
> with these wrong running and runnable states.
> 
> Add a test in ___update_load_avg to correct the running state in this case.

Cute, however did you find that ?