linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/19] sched: Prepare for Core-wide rq->lock

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Date:   Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:31:34 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Josh Don <joshdon@...gle.com>
Cc:     Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        "Hyser,Chris" <chris.hyser@...cle.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/19] sched: Prepare for Core-wide rq->lock

On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 06:22:52PM -0700, Josh Don wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> 
> > --- a/kernel/sched/core.c
> > +++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
> > @@ -186,12 +186,37 @@ int sysctl_sched_rt_runtime = 950000;
> >
> >  void raw_spin_rq_lock_nested(struct rq *rq, int subclass)
> >  {
> > -       raw_spin_lock_nested(rq_lockp(rq), subclass);
> > +       raw_spinlock_t *lock;
> > +
> > +       if (sched_core_disabled()) {
> 
> Nothing to stop sched_core from being enabled right here? Leading to
> us potentially taking the wrong lock.
> 
> > +               raw_spin_lock_nested(&rq->__lock, subclass);
> > +               return;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       for (;;) {
> > +               lock = rq_lockp(rq);
> > +               raw_spin_lock_nested(lock, subclass);
> > +               if (likely(lock == rq_lockp(rq)))
> > +                       return;
> > +               raw_spin_unlock(lock);
> > +       }
> >  }

Very good; something like the below seems to be the best I can make of
it..

diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index f732642e3e09..1a81e9cc9e5d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ static void sched_core_assert_empty(void)
 static void __sched_core_enable(void)
 {
 	static_branch_enable(&__sched_core_enabled);
+	/*
+	 * Ensure raw_spin_rq_*lock*() have completed before flipping.
+	 */
+	synchronize_sched();
 	__sched_core_flip(true);
 	sched_core_assert_empty();
 }
@@ -449,16 +453,22 @@ void raw_spin_rq_lock_nested(struct rq *rq, int subclass)
 {
 	raw_spinlock_t *lock;
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	if (sched_core_disabled()) {
 		raw_spin_lock_nested(&rq->__lock, subclass);
+		/* preempt *MUST* still be disabled here */
+		preempt_enable_no_resched();
 		return;
 	}
 
 	for (;;) {
 		lock = __rq_lockp(rq);
 		raw_spin_lock_nested(lock, subclass);
-		if (likely(lock == __rq_lockp(rq)))
+		if (likely(lock == __rq_lockp(rq))) {
+			/* preempt *MUST* still be disabled here */
+			preempt_enable_no_resched();
 			return;
+		}
 		raw_spin_unlock(lock);
 	}
 }
@@ -468,14 +478,20 @@ bool raw_spin_rq_trylock(struct rq *rq)
 	raw_spinlock_t *lock;
 	bool ret;
 
-	if (sched_core_disabled())
-		return raw_spin_trylock(&rq->__lock);
+	preempt_disable();
+	if (sched_core_disabled()) {
+		ret = raw_spin_trylock(&rq->__lock);
+		preempt_enable();
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	for (;;) {
 		lock = __rq_lockp(rq);
 		ret = raw_spin_trylock(lock);
-		if (!ret || (likely(lock == __rq_lockp(rq))))
+		if (!ret || (likely(lock == __rq_lockp(rq)))) {
+			preempt_enable();
 			return ret;
+		}
 		raw_spin_unlock(lock);
 	}
 }