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authorTim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com>2026-09-21 17:37:22 -0700
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sched/cache: Keep nr_pref_llc_running in the runnable domain, to fix LLC mis-scheduling buggrafted
alb_break_llc() decides whether to break LLC preference during active load balance. It does so by testing that every runnable fair task on the source rq prefers its LLC: env->src_rq->nr_pref_llc_running == env->src_rq->cfs.h_nr_runnable But the two counters cover different sets. nr_pref_llc_running is updated in account_llc_enqueue()/account_llc_dequeue(), next to cfs_rq->nr_queued, so it follows queued tasks. h_nr_runnable is updated in set_delayed()/ clear_delayed() and drops delay-dequeued tasks. So under DELAY_DEQUEUE, a preferring task that goes to sleep stays counted in nr_pref_llc_running while h_nr_runnable falls. The equality then breaks, alb_break_llc() returns false, and active balance is free to pull a task off its preferred LLC. Active balance only moves runnable tasks, and this is the only LLC check it consults: once the stopper runs, LBF_ACTIVE_LB skips the per-task test in can_migrate_task(). The runnable set is the one we want. Fix it on the counter side. A task should be counted in nr_pref_llc_running exactly while it is both queued on its preferred LLC (pref_llc_queued) and runnable (!sched_delayed). Define that membership once in task_pref_llc_runnable(), and adjust the counter only through pref_llc_running_inc()/pref_llc_running_dec() from the four sites that change either input: account_llc_enqueue(), account_llc_dequeue(), set_delayed() and clear_delayed(). Gating every update on the same predicate keeps the delay, wake and dequeue paths from double-counting or underflowing; see the comments at those sites for the ordering. nr_llc_running and sd->llc_counts are not touched and stay on queued semantics. Fixes: 714059f79ff0 ("sched/cache: Handle moving single tasks to/from their preferred LLC") Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260827135000.735138-1-zhanxusheng@xiaomi.com/ Reported-by: Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng@xiaomi.com> Suggested-by: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Kayra Cizmeci <kayracizmeci@gmail.com> Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # v7.2.x Link: https://patch.msgid.link/06af61afedac32e6477f57feb4d658f6c411c3af.1790035273.git.tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com
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+What: /sys/kernel/debug/cxl/memX/inject_poison
+Date: April, 2023
+KernelVersion: v6.4
+Contact: linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ (WO) When a Device Physical Address (DPA) is written to this
+ attribute, the memdev driver sends an inject poison command to
+ the device for the specified address. The DPA must be 64-byte
+ aligned and the length of the injected poison is 64-bytes. If
+ successful, the device returns poison when the address is
+ accessed through the CXL.mem bus. Injecting poison adds the
+ address to the device's Poison List and the error source is set
+ to Injected. In addition, the device adds a poison creation
+ event to its internal Informational Event log, updates the
+ Event Status register, and if configured, interrupts the host.
+ It is not an error to inject poison into an address that
+ already has poison present and no error is returned. If the
+ device returns 'Inject Poison Limit Reached' an -EBUSY error
+ is returned to the user. The inject_poison attribute is only
+ visible for devices supporting the capability.
+
+ TEST-ONLY INTERFACE: This interface is intended for testing
+ and validation purposes only. It is not a data repair mechanism
+ and should never be used on production systems or live data.
+
+ DATA LOSS RISK: For CXL persistent memory (PMEM) devices,
+ poison injection can result in permanent data loss. Injected
+ poison may render data permanently inaccessible even after
+ clearing, as the clear operation writes zeros and does not
+ recover original data.
+
+ SYSTEM STABILITY RISK: For volatile memory, poison injection
+ can cause kernel crashes, system instability, or unpredictable
+ behavior if the poisoned addresses are accessed by running code
+ or critical kernel structures.
+
+What: /sys/kernel/debug/cxl/memX/clear_poison
+Date: April, 2023
+KernelVersion: v6.4
+Contact: linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ (WO) When a Device Physical Address (DPA) is written to this
+ attribute, the memdev driver sends a clear poison command to
+ the device for the specified address. Clearing poison removes
+ the address from the device's Poison List and writes 0 (zero)
+ for 64 bytes starting at address. It is not an error to clear
+ poison from an address that does not have poison set. If the
+ device cannot clear poison from the address, -ENXIO is returned.
+ The clear_poison attribute is only visible for devices
+ supporting the capability.
+
+ TEST-ONLY INTERFACE: This interface is intended for testing
+ and validation purposes only. It is not a data repair mechanism
+ and should never be used on production systems or live data.
+
+ CLEAR IS NOT DATA RECOVERY: This operation writes zeros to the
+ specified address range and removes the address from the poison
+ list. It does NOT recover or restore original data that may have
+ been present before poison injection. Any original data at the
+ cleared address is permanently lost and replaced with zeros.
+
+ CLEAR IS NOT A REPAIR MECHANISM: This interface is for testing
+ purposes only and should not be used as a data repair tool.
+ Clearing poison is fundamentally different from data recovery
+ or error correction.
+
+What: /sys/kernel/debug/cxl/regionX/inject_poison
+Date: August, 2025
+Contact: linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ (WO) When a Host Physical Address (HPA) is written to this
+ attribute, the region driver translates it to a Device
+ Physical Address (DPA) and identifies the corresponding
+ memdev. It then sends an inject poison command to that memdev
+ at the translated DPA. Refer to the memdev ABI entry at:
+ /sys/kernel/debug/cxl/memX/inject_poison for the detailed
+ behavior. This attribute is only visible if all memdevs
+ participating in the region support both inject and clear
+ poison commands.
+
+ TEST-ONLY INTERFACE: This interface is intended for testing
+ and validation purposes only. It is not a data repair mechanism
+ and should never be used on production systems or live data.
+
+ DATA LOSS RISK: For CXL persistent memory (PMEM) devices,
+ poison injection can result in permanent data loss. Injected
+ poison may render data permanently inaccessible even after
+ clearing, as the clear operation writes zeros and does not
+ recover original data.
+
+ SYSTEM STABILITY RISK: For volatile memory, poison injection
+ can cause kernel crashes, system instability, or unpredictable
+ behavior if the poisoned addresses are accessed by running code
+ or critical kernel structures.
+
+What: /sys/kernel/debug/cxl/regionX/clear_poison
+Date: August, 2025
+Contact: linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ (WO) When a Host Physical Address (HPA) is written to this
+ attribute, the region driver translates it to a Device
+ Physical Address (DPA) and identifies the corresponding
+ memdev. It then sends a clear poison command to that memdev
+ at the translated DPA. Refer to the memdev ABI entry at:
+ /sys/kernel/debug/cxl/memX/clear_poison for the detailed
+ behavior. This attribute is only visible if all memdevs
+ participating in the region support both inject and clear
+ poison commands.
+
+ TEST-ONLY INTERFACE: This interface is intended for testing
+ and validation purposes only. It is not a data repair mechanism
+ and should never be used on production systems or live data.
+
+ CLEAR IS NOT DATA RECOVERY: This operation writes zeros to the
+ specified address range and removes the address from the poison
+ list. It does NOT recover or restore original data that may have
+ been present before poison injection. Any original data at the
+ cleared address is permanently lost and replaced with zeros.
+
+ CLEAR IS NOT A REPAIR MECHANISM: This interface is for testing
+ purposes only and should not be used as a data repair tool.
+ Clearing poison is fundamentally different from data recovery
+ or error correction.
+
+What: /sys/kernel/debug/cxl/einj_types
+Date: January, 2024
+KernelVersion: v6.9
+Contact: linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ (RO) Prints the CXL protocol error types made available by
+ the platform in the format:
+
+ 0x<error number> <error type>
+
+ The possible error types are (as of ACPI v6.5):
+
+ 0x1000 CXL.cache Protocol Correctable
+ 0x2000 CXL.cache Protocol Uncorrectable non-fatal
+ 0x4000 CXL.cache Protocol Uncorrectable fatal
+ 0x8000 CXL.mem Protocol Correctable
+ 0x10000 CXL.mem Protocol Uncorrectable non-fatal
+ 0x20000 CXL.mem Protocol Uncorrectable fatal
+
+ The <error number> can be written to einj_inject to inject
+ <error type> into a chosen dport.
+
+What: /sys/kernel/debug/cxl/$dport_dev/einj_inject
+Date: January, 2024
+KernelVersion: v6.9
+Contact: linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ (WO) Writing an integer to this file injects the corresponding
+ CXL protocol error into $dport_dev ($dport_dev will be a device
+ name from /sys/bus/pci/devices). The integer to type mapping for
+ injection can be found by reading from einj_types. If the dport
+ was enumerated in RCH mode, a CXL 1.1 error is injected, otherwise
+ a CXL 2.0 error is injected.