linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 1/3] softirq: Allow raising SCHED_SOFTIRQ from SMP-call-function on RT kernel

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Message-ID: <20241030071557.1422-2-kprateek.nayak@amd.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:15:55 +0000
From: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@....com>
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Subject: [PATCH v4 1/3] softirq: Allow raising SCHED_SOFTIRQ from SMP-call-function on RT kernel

do_softirq_post_smp_call_flush() on PREEMPT_RT kernels carries a
WARN_ON_ONCE() for any SOFTIRQ being raised from an SMP-call-function.
Since do_softirq_post_smp_call_flush() is called with preempt disabled,
raising a SOFTIRQ during flush_smp_call_function_queue() can lead to
longer preempt disabled sections.

Since commit b2a02fc43a1f ("smp: Optimize
send_call_function_single_ipi()") IPIs to an idle CPU in
TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG mode can be optimized out by instead setting
TIF_NEED_RESCHED bit in idle task's thread_info and relying on the
flush_smp_call_function_queue() in the idle-exit path to run the
SMP-call-function.

To trigger an idle load balancing, the scheduler queues
nohz_csd_function() responsible for triggering an idle load balancing on
a target nohz idle CPU and sends an IPI. Only now, this IPI is optimized
out and the SMP-call-function is executed from
flush_smp_call_function_queue() in do_idle() which can raise a
SCHED_SOFTIRQ to trigger the balancing.

So far, this went undetected since, the need_resched() check in
nohz_csd_function() would make it bail out of idle load balancing early
as the idle thread does not clear TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG before calling
flush_smp_call_function_queue(). The need_resched() check was added with
the intent to catch a new task wakeup, however, it has recently
discovered to be unnecessary and will be removed soon. As such,
nohz_csd_function() will raise a SCHED_SOFTIRQ from
flush_smp_call_function_queue() to trigger an idle load balance on an
idle target.

nohz_csd_function() bails out early if "idle_cpu()" check for the
target CPU returns false and should not delay a newly woken up task from
running. Account for this and prevent a WARN_ON_ONCE() when
SCHED_SOFTIRQ is raised from flush_smp_call_function_queue().

Signed-off-by: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@....com>
---
v3..v4:

o No changes.
---
 kernel/softirq.c | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index b756d6b3fd09..d89be0affe46 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -280,17 +280,24 @@ static inline void invoke_softirq(void)
 		wakeup_softirqd();
 }

+#define SCHED_SOFTIRQ_MASK	BIT(SCHED_SOFTIRQ)
+
 /*
  * flush_smp_call_function_queue() can raise a soft interrupt in a function
- * call. On RT kernels this is undesired and the only known functionality
- * in the block layer which does this is disabled on RT. If soft interrupts
- * get raised which haven't been raised before the flush, warn so it can be
+ * call. On RT kernels this is undesired and the only known functionalities
+ * are in the block layer which is disabled on RT, and in the scheduler for
+ * idle load balancing. If soft interrupts get raised which haven't been
+ * raised before the flush, warn if it is not a SCHED_SOFTIRQ so it can be
  * investigated.
  */
 void do_softirq_post_smp_call_flush(unsigned int was_pending)
 {
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(was_pending != local_softirq_pending()))
+	unsigned int is_pending = local_softirq_pending();
+
+	if (unlikely(was_pending != is_pending)) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(was_pending != (is_pending & ~SCHED_SOFTIRQ_MASK));
 		invoke_softirq();
+	}
 }

 #else /* CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT */
-- 
2.34.1