linux-kernel - [tip: sched/fifo] sched,locktorture: Convert to sched_set

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Message-ID: <159557962125.4006.13758962058893410842.tip-bot2@tip-bot2>
Date:   Fri, 24 Jul 2020 08:33:41 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     paulmck@...nel.org,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [tip: sched/fifo] sched,locktorture: Convert to sched_set_fifo()

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

Commit-ID:     93db9129fa4beb78e2227554d237e8db04ca514c
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/93db9129fa4beb78e2227554d237e8db04ca514c
Author:        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:09:13 +02:00
Committer:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CommitterDate: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:10:24 +02:00

sched,locktorture: Convert to sched_set_fifo()

Because SCHED_FIFO is a broken scheduler model (see previous patches)
take away the priority field, the kernel can't possibly make an
informed decision.

Effectively changes prio from 99 to 50.

Cc: paulmck@...nel.org
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/locking/locktorture.c | 10 ++--------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
index 5efbfc6..fca41a7 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
@@ -436,8 +436,6 @@ static int torture_rtmutex_lock(void) __acquires(torture_rtmutex)
 
 static void torture_rtmutex_boost(struct torture_random_state *trsp)
 {
-	int policy;
-	struct sched_param param;
 	const unsigned int factor = 50000; /* yes, quite arbitrary */
 
 	if (!rt_task(current)) {
@@ -448,8 +446,7 @@ static void torture_rtmutex_boost(struct torture_random_state *trsp)
 		 */
 		if (trsp && !(torture_random(trsp) %
 			      (cxt.nrealwriters_stress * factor))) {
-			policy = SCHED_FIFO;
-			param.sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO - 1;
+			sched_set_fifo(current);
 		} else /* common case, do nothing */
 			return;
 	} else {
@@ -462,13 +459,10 @@ static void torture_rtmutex_boost(struct torture_random_state *trsp)
 		 */
 		if (!trsp || !(torture_random(trsp) %
 			       (cxt.nrealwriters_stress * factor * 2))) {
-			policy = SCHED_NORMAL;
-			param.sched_priority = 0;
+			sched_set_normal(current, 0);
 		} else /* common case, do nothing */
 			return;
 	}
-
-	sched_setscheduler_nocheck(current, policy, &param);
 }
 
 static void torture_rtmutex_delay(struct torture_random_state *trsp)