linux-kernel - [tip: x86/cache] x86/resctrl: Do not reconfigure exiting tasks

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Date:   Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:14:52 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Xiaochen Shen" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Xiaochen Shen <xiaochen.shen@...el.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
        x86 <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [tip: x86/cache] x86/resctrl: Do not reconfigure exiting tasks

The following commit has been merged into the x86/cache branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     dc433797c6f639e46824585bbf943578f13d54bf
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/dc433797c6f639e46824585bbf943578f13d54bf
Author:        Xiaochen Shen <xiaochen.shen@...el.com>
AuthorDate:    Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:13:46 +08:00
Committer:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
CommitterDate: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:10:21 +01:00

x86/resctrl: Do not reconfigure exiting tasks

When writing a pid to file "tasks", a callback function move_myself() is
queued to this task to be called when the task returns from kernel mode
or exits. The purpose of move_myself() is to activate the newly assigned
closid and/or rmid associated with this task. This activation is done by
calling resctrl_sched_in() from move_myself(), the same function that is
called when switching to this task.

If this work is successfully queued but then the task enters PF_EXITING
status (e.g., receiving signal SIGKILL, SIGTERM) prior to the
execution of the callback move_myself(), move_myself() still calls
resctrl_sched_in() since the task status is not currently considered.

When a task is exiting, the data structure of the task itself will
be freed soon. Calling resctrl_sched_in() to write the register that
controls the task's resources is unnecessary and it implies extra
performance overhead.

Add check on task status in move_myself() and return immediately if the
task is PF_EXITING.

 [ bp: Massage. ]

Signed-off-by: Xiaochen Shen <xiaochen.shen@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1578500026-21152-1-git-send-email-xiaochen.shen@intel.com
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
index 2e3b06d..205925d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -532,11 +532,15 @@ static void move_myself(struct callback_head *head)
 		kfree(rdtgrp);
 	}

+	if (unlikely(current->flags & PF_EXITING))
+		goto out;
+
 	preempt_disable();
 	/* update PQR_ASSOC MSR to make resource group go into effect */
 	resctrl_sched_in();
 	preempt_enable();

+out:
 	kfree(callback);
 }