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[ Upstream commit 0c18f2ecfcc274a4bcc1d122f79ebd4001c3b445 ] cpu.uclamp.min is a protection as described in cgroup-v2 Resource Distribution Model Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst which means we try our best to preserve the minimum performance point of tasks in this group. See full description of cpu.uclamp.min in the cgroup-v2.rst. But the current implementation makes it a limit, which is not what was intended. For example: tg->cpu.uclamp.min = 20% p0->uclamp[UCLAMP_MIN] = 0 p1->uclamp[UCLAMP_MIN] = 50% Previous Behavior (limit): p0->effective_uclamp = 0 p1->effective_uclamp = 20% New Behavior (Protection): p0->effective_uclamp = 20% p1->effective_uclamp = 50% Which is inline with how protections should work. With this change the cgroup and per-task behaviors are the same, as expected. Additionally, we remove the confusing relationship between cgroup and !user_defined flag. We don't want for example RT tasks that are boosted by default to max to change their boost value when they attach to a cgroup. If a cgroup wants to limit the max performance point of tasks attached to it, then cpu.uclamp.max must be set accordingly. Or if they want to set different boost value based on cgroup, then sysctl_sched_util_clamp_min_rt_default must be used to NOT boost to max and set the right cpu.uclamp.min for each group to let the RT tasks obtain the desired boost value when attached to that group. As it stands the dependency on !user_defined flag adds an extra layer of complexity that is not required now cpu.uclamp.min behaves properly as a protection. The propagation model of effective cpu.uclamp.min in child cgroups as implemented by cpu_util_update_eff() is still correct. The parent protection sets an upper limit of what the child cgroups will effectively get. Fixes: 3eac870a3247 (sched/uclamp: Use TG's clamps to restrict TASK's clamps) Signed-off-by: Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@arm.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210510145032.1934078-2-qais.yousef@arm.com Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.