linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH for 4.21 03/16] sched: Implement push_task_to

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Date:   Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:21:45 +0530
From:   Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Dave Watson <davejwatson@...com>, Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Chris Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
        Ben Maurer <bmaurer@...com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH for 4.21 03/16] sched: Implement push_task_to_cpu (v2)

Hi Mathieu,

> +int push_task_to_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int dest_cpu)
> +{

In your use case, is the task going to be current?
If yes, we should simply be using migrate_task_to.

> +	struct rq_flags rf;
> +	struct rq *rq;
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	rq = task_rq_lock(p, &rf);
> +	update_rq_clock(rq);
> +
> +	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(dest_cpu, &p->cpus_allowed)) {
> +		ret = -EINVAL;
> +		goto out;
> +	}

Ideally we should have checked cpus_allowed/cpu_active_mask before taking
the lock. This would help reduce the contention on the rqlock when the
passed parameter is not correct.

> +
> +	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(dest_cpu, cpu_active_mask)) {
> +		ret = -EBUSY;
> +		goto out;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (task_cpu(p) == dest_cpu)
> +		goto out;

Same as above.

> +
> +	if (task_running(rq, p) || p->state == TASK_WAKING) {

Why are we using migration thread to move a task in TASK_WAKING state?

> +		struct migration_arg arg = { p, dest_cpu };
> +		/* Need help from migration thread: drop lock and wait. */
> +		task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &rf);
> +		stop_one_cpu(cpu_of(rq), migration_cpu_stop, &arg);
> +		tlb_migrate_finish(p->mm);
> +		return 0;

Why cant we use migrate_task_to instead?

> +	} else if (task_on_rq_queued(p)) {
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
> index 455fa330de04..27ad25780204 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
> +++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
> @@ -1340,6 +1340,15 @@ static inline void __set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu)
>  #endif
>  }
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> +int push_task_to_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int dest_cpu);
> +#else
> +static inline int push_task_to_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int dest_cpu)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +#endif
> +

Your usecase is outside kernel/sched. So I am not sure if this is the right
place for the declaration.