linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 2/2] sched: update the rq->avg_idle when a task is moved to an idle CPU

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Message-Id: <20251128075454.676765-3-shijie@os.amperecomputing.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:54:54 +0800
From: Huang Shijie <shijie@...amperecomputing.com>
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	Huang Shijie <shijie@...amperecomputing.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 2/2] sched: update the rq->avg_idle when a task is moved to an idle CPU

In the newidle balance, the rq->idle_stamp may set to a non-zero value
if it cannot pull any task.

In the wakeup, it will detect the rq->idle_stamp, and updates
the rq->avg_idle, then ends the CPU idle status by setting rq->idle_stamp
to zero.

Besides the wakeup, current code does not end the CPU idle status
when a task is moved to the idle CPU, such as fork/clone, execve,
or other cases.

This patch introduces a helper: update_rq_avg_idle().
And uses it in enqueue_task(), so it will update the rq->avg_idle
when a task is moved to an idle CPU at:
   -- wakeup
   -- fork/clone
   -- execve
   -- idle balance
   -- other cases

Signed-off-by: Huang Shijie <shijie@...amperecomputing.com>
---
 kernel/sched/core.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 0c4ff93eeb78..7791bc530a77 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2078,6 +2078,21 @@ unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)
 	return ip;
 }
 
+static void update_rq_avg_idle(struct rq *rq)
+{
+	if (rq->idle_stamp) {
+		u64 delta = rq_clock(rq) - rq->idle_stamp;
+		u64 max = 2*rq->max_idle_balance_cost;
+
+		update_avg(&rq->avg_idle, delta);
+
+		if (rq->avg_idle > max)
+			rq->avg_idle = max;
+
+		rq->idle_stamp = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 void enqueue_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 {
 	if (!(flags & ENQUEUE_NOCLOCK))
@@ -2100,6 +2115,8 @@ void enqueue_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 
 	if (sched_core_enabled(rq))
 		sched_core_enqueue(rq, p);
+
+	update_rq_avg_idle(rq);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3645,18 +3662,6 @@ ttwu_do_activate(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int wake_flags,
 		p->sched_class->task_woken(rq, p);
 		rq_repin_lock(rq, rf);
 	}
-
-	if (rq->idle_stamp) {
-		u64 delta = rq_clock(rq) - rq->idle_stamp;
-		u64 max = 2*rq->max_idle_balance_cost;
-
-		update_avg(&rq->avg_idle, delta);
-
-		if (rq->avg_idle > max)
-			rq->avg_idle = max;
-
-		rq->idle_stamp = 0;
-	}
 }
 
 /*
-- 
2.40.1