linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] torture: Support randomized shuffling for proxy exec testing

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Date:   Fri,  2 Jun 2023 22:02:09 +0000
From:   John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>
To:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     "Connor O'Brien" <connoro@...gle.com>,
        Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>,
        Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        kernel-team@...roid.com, John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] torture: Support randomized shuffling for proxy exec testing

From: Connor O'Brien <connoro@...gle.com>

Currently shuffling sets the same cpu affinities for all tasks,
which makes us less likely to hit paths involving migrating
blocked tasks onto a cpu where they can't run.

This patch adds an element of randomness to allow affinities of
different writer tasks to diverge.

This has helped uncover issues in testing with Proxy Execution

Cc: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc: Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>
Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
Cc: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>
Cc: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>
Cc: kernel-team@...roid.com
Signed-off-by: Connor O'Brien <connoro@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>
---
 kernel/torture.c | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c
index 1a0519b836ac..8be83fdc6be1 100644
--- a/kernel/torture.c
+++ b/kernel/torture.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ module_param(verbose_sleep_frequency, int, 0444);
 static int verbose_sleep_duration = 1;
 module_param(verbose_sleep_duration, int, 0444);
 
+static int random_shuffle;
+module_param(random_shuffle, int, 0444);
+
 static char *torture_type;
 static int verbose;
 
@@ -518,6 +521,7 @@ static void torture_shuffle_task_unregister_all(void)
  */
 static void torture_shuffle_tasks(void)
 {
+	DEFINE_TORTURE_RANDOM(rand);
 	struct shuffle_task *stp;
 
 	cpumask_setall(shuffle_tmp_mask);
@@ -537,8 +541,10 @@ static void torture_shuffle_tasks(void)
 		cpumask_clear_cpu(shuffle_idle_cpu, shuffle_tmp_mask);
 
 	mutex_lock(&shuffle_task_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(stp, &shuffle_task_list, st_l)
-		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(stp->st_t, shuffle_tmp_mask);
+	list_for_each_entry(stp, &shuffle_task_list, st_l) {
+		if (!random_shuffle || torture_random(&rand) & 0x1)
+			set_cpus_allowed_ptr(stp->st_t, shuffle_tmp_mask);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&shuffle_task_mutex);
 
 	cpus_read_unlock();
-- 
2.41.0.rc2.161.g9c6817b8e7-goog