linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] sched/fair: Fix use of find_idlest

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:39:25 +0200
From:   Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
To:     Brendan Jackman <brendan.jackman@....com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>,
        Andres Oportus <andresoportus@...gle.com>,
        Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>,
        Morten Rasmussen <morten.rasmussen@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] sched/fair: Fix use of find_idlest_group when no
 groups are allowed

On 25 August 2017 at 12:16, Brendan Jackman <brendan.jackman@....com> wrote:
> When p is allowed on none of the CPUs in the sched_domain, we
> currently return NULL from find_idlest_group, and pointlessly
> continue the search on lower sched_domain levels (where p is also not
> allowed) before returning prev_cpu regardless (as we have not updated
> new_cpu).
>
> Add an explicit check for this case, and a comment to
> find_idlest_group. Now when find_idlest_group returns NULL, it always
> means that the local group is allowed and idlest.
>
> Signed-off-by: Brendan Jackman <brendan.jackman@....com>
> Cc: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>
> Cc: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
> Cc: Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: Morten Rasmussen <morten.rasmussen@....com>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>


Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>

> ---
>  kernel/sched/fair.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> index 0ce75bbcde45..26080917ff8d 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> @@ -5380,6 +5380,8 @@ static unsigned long capacity_spare_wake(int cpu, struct task_struct *p)
>  /*
>   * find_idlest_group finds and returns the least busy CPU group within the
>   * domain.
> + *
> + * Assumes p is allowed on at least one CPU in sd.
>   */
>  static struct sched_group *
>  find_idlest_group(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p,
> @@ -5567,6 +5569,9 @@ static inline int find_idlest_cpu(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p
>  {
>         int new_cpu = prev_cpu;
>
> +       if (!cpumask_intersects(sched_domain_span(sd), &p->cpus_allowed))
> +               return prev_cpu;
> +
>         while (sd) {
>                 struct sched_group *group;
>                 struct sched_domain *tmp;
> --
> 2.14.1
>