linux-kernel - [tip: sched/core] sched/rt: Allow pulling unfitting task

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Date:   Fri, 06 Mar 2020 14:42:04 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Qais Yousef" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@....com>,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [tip: sched/core] sched/rt: Allow pulling unfitting task

The following commit has been merged into the sched/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     98ca645f824301bde72e0a51cdc8bdbbea6774a5
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/98ca645f824301bde72e0a51cdc8bdbbea6774a5
Author:        Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@....com>
AuthorDate:    Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:27:19 
Committer:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitterDate: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:57:28 +01:00

sched/rt: Allow pulling unfitting task

When implemented RT Capacity Awareness; the logic was done such that if
a task was running on a fitting CPU, then it was sticky and we would try
our best to keep it there.

But as Steve suggested, to adhere to the strict priority rules of RT
class; allow pulling an RT task to unfitting CPU to ensure it gets a
chance to run ASAP.

LINK: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200203111451.0d1da58f@oasis.local.home/
Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@....com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Fixes: 804d402fb6f6 ("sched/rt: Make RT capacity-aware")
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200302132721.8353-5-qais.yousef@arm.com
---
 kernel/sched/rt.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index 29a8695..bcb1436 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -1656,8 +1656,7 @@ static void put_prev_task_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 static int pick_rt_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int cpu)
 {
 	if (!task_running(rq, p) &&
-	    cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, p->cpus_ptr) &&
-	    rt_task_fits_capacity(p, cpu))
+	    cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, p->cpus_ptr))
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;