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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/gpu/automated_testing.rst b/Documentation/gpu/automated_testing.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8a7328aef --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/gpu/automated_testing.rst @@ -0,0 +1,172 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ + +========================================= +Automated testing of the DRM subsystem +========================================= + +Introduction +============ + +Making sure that changes to the core or drivers don't introduce regressions can +be very time-consuming when lots of different hardware configurations need to +be tested. Moreover, it isn't practical for each person interested in this +testing to have to acquire and maintain what can be a considerable amount of +hardware. + +Also, it is desirable for developers to check for regressions in their code by +themselves, instead of relying on the maintainers to find them and then +reporting back. + +There are facilities in gitlab.freedesktop.org to automatically test Mesa that +can be used as well for testing the DRM subsystem. This document explains how +people interested in testing it can use this shared infrastructure to save +quite some time and effort. + + +Relevant files +============== + +drivers/gpu/drm/ci/gitlab-ci.yml +-------------------------------- + +This is the root configuration file for GitLab CI. Among other less interesting +bits, it specifies the specific version of the scripts to be used. There are +some variables that can be modified to change the behavior of the pipeline: + +DRM_CI_PROJECT_PATH + Repository that contains the Mesa software infrastructure for CI + +DRM_CI_COMMIT_SHA + A particular revision to use from that repository + +UPSTREAM_REPO + URL to git repository containing the target branch + +TARGET_BRANCH + Branch to which this branch is to be merged into + +IGT_VERSION + Revision of igt-gpu-tools being used, from + https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/igt-gpu-tools + +drivers/gpu/drm/ci/testlist.txt +------------------------------- + +IGT tests to be run on all drivers (unless mentioned in a driver's \*-skips.txt +file, see below). + +drivers/gpu/drm/ci/${DRIVER_NAME}-${HW_REVISION}-fails.txt +---------------------------------------------------------- + +Lists the known failures for a given driver on a specific hardware revision. + +drivers/gpu/drm/ci/${DRIVER_NAME}-${HW_REVISION}-flakes.txt +----------------------------------------------------------- + +Lists the tests that for a given driver on a specific hardware revision are +known to behave unreliably. These tests won't cause a job to fail regardless of +the result. They will still be run. + +Each new flake entry must be associated with a link to the email reporting the +bug to the author of the affected driver or the relevant GitLab issue. The entry +must also include the board name or Device Tree name, the first kernel version +affected, the IGT version used for tests, and an approximation of the failure rate. + +They should be provided under the following format:: + + # Bug Report: $LORE_URL_OR_GITLAB_ISSUE + # Board Name: broken-board.dtb + # Linux Version: 6.6-rc1 + # IGT Version: 1.28-gd2af13d9f + # Failure Rate: 100 + flaky-test + +Use the appropriate link below to create a GitLab issue: +amdgpu driver: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues +i915 driver: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/i915/kernel/-/issues +msm driver: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/msm/-/issues +xe driver: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/xe/kernel/-/issues + +drivers/gpu/drm/ci/${DRIVER_NAME}-${HW_REVISION}-skips.txt +----------------------------------------------------------- + +Lists the tests that won't be run for a given driver on a specific hardware +revision. These are usually tests that interfere with the running of the test +list due to hanging the machine, causing OOM, taking too long, etc. + + +How to enable automated testing on your tree +============================================ + +1. Create a Linux tree in https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/ if you don't have one +yet, by forking https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/kernel (this allows GitLab +to internally track that these are the same git objects). + +2. In your kernel repo's configuration (eg. +https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/janedoe/linux/-/settings/ci_cd), change the +CI/CD configuration file from .gitlab-ci.yml to +drivers/gpu/drm/ci/gitlab-ci.yml. + +3. Request to be added to the drm/ci-ok group so that your user has the +necessary privileges to run the CI on https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/ci-ok + +4. Next time you push to this repository, you will see a CI pipeline being +created (eg. https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/janedoe/linux/-/pipelines) + +5. The various jobs will be run and when the pipeline is finished, all jobs +should be green unless a regression has been found. + +6. Warnings in the pipeline indicate that lockdep +(see Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst) issues have been detected +during the tests. + + +How to update test expectations +=============================== + +If your changes to the code fix any tests, you will have to remove one or more +lines from one or more of the files in +drivers/gpu/drm/ci/${DRIVER_NAME}_*_fails.txt, for each of the test platforms +affected by the change. + + +How to expand coverage +====================== + +If your code changes make it possible to run more tests (by solving reliability +issues, for example), you can remove tests from the flakes and/or skips lists, +and then the expected results if there are any known failures. + +If there is a need for updating the version of IGT being used (maybe you have +added more tests to it), update the IGT_VERSION variable at the top of the +gitlab-ci.yml file. + + +How to test your changes to the scripts +======================================= + +For testing changes to the scripts in the drm-ci repo, change the +DRM_CI_PROJECT_PATH and DRM_CI_COMMIT_SHA variables in +drivers/gpu/drm/ci/gitlab-ci.yml to match your fork of the project (eg. +janedoe/drm-ci). This fork needs to be in https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/. + + +How to incorporate external fixes in your testing +================================================= + +Often, regressions in other trees will prevent testing changes local to the +tree under test. These fixes will be automatically merged in during the build +jobs from a branch in the target tree that is named as +${TARGET_BRANCH}-external-fixes. + +If the pipeline is not in a merge request and a branch with the same name +exists in the local tree, commits from that branch will be merged in as well. + + +How to deal with automated testing labs that may be down +======================================================== + +If a hardware farm is down and thus causing pipelines to fail that would +otherwise pass, one can disable all jobs that would be submitted to that farm +by editing the file at +https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gfx-ci/lab-status/-/blob/main/lab-status.yml. |
