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| author | Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> | 2026-09-21 17:37:22 -0700 |
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| committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> | 2026-09-22 10:49:53 +0200 |
| commit | 0d6526f82c3cdefcca47f73f5fc08dc6f335eac6 (patch) | |
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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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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-devices.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-devices.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ab26adb99 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-devices.rst @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 +.. Copyright (c) 2024 Collabora Ltd + +============================= +Device testing with kselftest +============================= + + +There are a few different kselftests available for testing devices generically, +with some overlap in coverage and different requirements. This document aims to +give an overview of each one. + +Note: Paths in this document are relative to the kselftest folder +(``tools/testing/selftests``). + +Device oriented kselftests: + +* Devicetree (``dt``) + + * **Coverage**: Probe status for devices described in Devicetree + * **Requirements**: None + +* Error logs (``devices/error_logs``) + + * **Coverage**: Error (or more critical) log messages presence coming from any + device + * **Requirements**: None + +* Discoverable bus (``devices/probe``) + + * **Coverage**: Presence and probe status of USB or PCI devices that have been + described in the reference file + * **Requirements**: Manually describe the devices that should be tested in a + YAML reference file (see ``devices/probe/boards/google,spherion.yaml`` for + an example) + +* Exist (``devices/exist``) + + * **Coverage**: Presence of all devices + * **Requirements**: Generate the reference (see ``devices/exist/README.rst`` + for details) on a known-good kernel + +Therefore, the suggestion is to enable the error log and devicetree tests on all +(DT-based) platforms, since they don't have any requirements. Then to greatly +improve coverage, generate the reference for each platform and enable the exist +test. The discoverable bus test can be used to verify the probe status of +specific USB or PCI devices, but is probably not worth it for most cases. |
