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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/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheckX/
+Contact: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
+Date: Feb, 2007
+Description:
+ (X = CPU number)
+
+ Machine checks report internal hardware error conditions
+ detected by the CPU. Uncorrected errors typically cause a
+ machine check (often with panic), corrected ones cause a
+ machine check log entry.
+
+ For more details about the x86 machine check architecture
+ see the Intel and AMD architecture manuals from their
+ developer websites.
+
+ For more details about the architecture
+ see http://one.firstfloor.org/~andi/mce.pdf
+
+ Each CPU has its own directory.
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheckX/bank<Y>
+Contact: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
+Date: Feb, 2007
+Description:
+ (Y bank number)
+
+ 64bit Hex bitmask enabling/disabling specific subevents for
+ bank Y.
+
+ When a bit in the bitmask is zero then the respective
+ subevent will not be reported.
+
+ By default all events are enabled.
+
+ Note that BIOS maintain another mask to disable specific events
+ per bank. This is not visible here
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheckX/check_interval
+Contact: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
+Date: Feb, 2007
+Description:
+ The entries appear for each CPU, but they are truly shared
+ between all CPUs.
+
+ How often to poll for corrected machine check errors, in
+ seconds (Note output is hexadecimal). Default 5 minutes.
+ When the poller finds MCEs it triggers an exponential speedup
+ (poll more often) on the polling interval. When the poller
+ stops finding MCEs, it triggers an exponential backoff
+ (poll less often) on the polling interval. The check_interval
+ variable is both the initial and maximum polling interval.
+ 0 means no polling for corrected machine check errors
+ (but some corrected errors might be still reported
+ in other ways)
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheckX/trigger
+Contact: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
+Date: Feb, 2007
+Description:
+ The entries appear for each CPU, but they are truly shared
+ between all CPUs.
+
+ Program to run when a machine check event is detected.
+ This is an alternative to running mcelog regularly from cron
+ and allows to detect events faster.
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheckX/monarch_timeout
+Contact: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
+Date: Feb, 2007
+Description:
+ How long to wait for the other CPUs to machine check too on a
+ exception. 0 to disable waiting for other CPUs.
+
+ Unit: us
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheckX/ignore_ce
+Contact: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@jp.fujitsu.com>
+Date: Jun 2009
+Description:
+ Disables polling and CMCI for corrected errors.
+ All corrected events are not cleared and kept in bank MSRs.
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheckX/dont_log_ce
+Contact: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@jp.fujitsu.com>
+Date: Jun 2009
+Description:
+ Disables logging for corrected errors.
+ All reported corrected errors will be cleared silently.
+
+ This option will be useful if you never care about corrected
+ errors.
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheckX/cmci_disabled
+Contact: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@jp.fujitsu.com>
+Date: Jun 2009
+Description:
+ Disables the CMCI feature.