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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/security/evm
+What: /sys/kernel/security/*/evm
+Date: March 2011
+Contact: Mimi Zohar <zohar@us.ibm.com>
+Description:
+ EVM protects a file's security extended attributes(xattrs)
+ against integrity attacks. The initial method maintains an
+ HMAC-sha1 value across the extended attributes, storing the
+ value as the extended attribute 'security.evm'.
+
+ EVM supports two classes of security.evm. The first is
+ an HMAC-sha1 generated locally with a
+ trusted/encrypted key stored in the Kernel Key
+ Retention System. The second is a digital signature
+ generated either locally or remotely using an
+ asymmetric key. These keys are loaded onto root's
+ keyring using keyctl, and EVM is then enabled by
+ echoing a value to <securityfs>/evm made up of the
+ following bits:
+
+ === ==================================================
+ Bit Effect
+ === ==================================================
+ 0 Enable HMAC validation and creation
+ 1 Enable digital signature validation
+ 2 Permit modification of EVM-protected metadata at
+ runtime. Not supported if HMAC validation and
+ creation is enabled (deprecated).
+ 3 Require asymmetric signatures to be version 3
+ 31 Disable further runtime modification of EVM policy
+ === ==================================================
+
+ For example::
+
+ echo 1 ><securityfs>/evm
+
+ will enable HMAC validation and creation
+
+ ::
+
+ echo 0x80000003 ><securityfs>/evm
+
+ will enable HMAC and digital signature validation and
+ HMAC creation and disable all further modification of policy.
+
+ ::
+
+ echo 0x80000006 ><securityfs>/evm
+
+ will enable digital signature validation, permit
+ modification of EVM-protected metadata and
+ disable all further modification of policy. This option is now
+ deprecated in favor of::
+
+ echo 0x80000002 ><securityfs>/evm
+
+ as the outstanding issues that prevent the usage of EVM portable
+ signatures have been solved.
+
+ Echoing a value is additive, the new value is added to the
+ existing initialization flags.
+
+ For example, after::
+
+ echo 2 ><securityfs>/evm
+
+ another echo can be performed::
+
+ echo 1 ><securityfs>/evm
+
+ and the resulting value will be 3.
+
+ Note that once an HMAC key has been loaded, it will no longer
+ be possible to enable metadata modification. Signaling that an
+ HMAC key has been loaded will clear the corresponding flag.
+ For example, if the current value is 6 (2 and 4 set)::
+
+ echo 1 ><securityfs>/evm
+
+ will set the new value to 3 (4 cleared).
+
+ Loading an HMAC key is the only way to disable metadata
+ modification.
+
+ Until key loading has been signaled EVM can not create
+ or validate the 'security.evm' xattr, but returns
+ INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN. Loading keys and signaling EVM
+ should be done as early as possible. Normally this is
+ done in the initramfs, which has already been measured
+ as part of the trusted boot. For more information on
+ creating and loading existing trusted/encrypted keys,
+ refer to:
+ Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst. Both
+ dracut (via 97masterkey and 98integrity) and systemd (via
+ core/ima-setup) have support for loading keys at boot
+ time.
+
+What: /sys/kernel/security/*/evm/evm_xattrs
+Date: April 2018
+Contact: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com>
+Description:
+ Shows the set of extended attributes used to calculate or
+ validate the EVM signature, and allows additional attributes
+ to be added at runtime. Any signatures generated after
+ additional attributes are added (and on files possessing those
+ additional attributes) will only be valid if the same
+ additional attributes are configured on system boot. Writing
+ a single period (.) will lock the xattr list from any further
+ modification.