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John reported that push_rt_task() can end up invoking
find_lowest_rq(rq->curr) when curr is not an RT task (in this case a CFS
one), which causes mayhem down convert_prio().
This can happen when current gets demoted to e.g. CFS when releasing an
rt_mutex, and the local CPU gets hit with an rto_push_work irqwork before
getting the chance to reschedule. Exactly who triggers this work isn't
entirely clear to me - switched_from_rt() only invokes rt_queue_pull_task()
if there are no RT tasks on the local RQ, which means the local CPU can't
be in the rto_mask.
My current suspected sequence is something along the lines of the below,
with the demoted task being current.
mark_wakeup_next_waiter()
rt_mutex_adjust_prio()
rt_mutex_setprio() // deboost originally-CFS task
check_class_changed()
switched_from_rt() // Only rt_queue_pull_task() if !rq->rt.rt_nr_running
switched_to_fair() // Sets need_resched
__balance_callbacks() // if pull_rt_task(), tell_cpu_to_push() can't select local CPU per the above
raw_spin_rq_unlock(rq)
// need_resched is set, so task_woken_rt() can't
// invoke push_rt_tasks(). Best I can come up with is
// local CPU has rt_nr_migratory >= 2 after the demotion, so stays
// in the rto_mask, and then:
<some other CPU running rto_push_irq_work_func() queues rto_push_work on this CPU>
push_rt_task()
// breakage follows here as rq->curr is CFS
Move an existing check to check rq->curr vs the next pushable task's
priority before getting anywhere near find_lowest_rq(). While at it, add an
explicit sched_class of rq->curr check prior to invoking
find_lowest_rq(rq->curr). Align the DL logic to also reschedule regardless
of next_task's migratability.
Fixes: a7c81556ec4d ("sched: Fix migrate_disable() vs rt/dl balancing")
Reported-by: John Keeping <john@metanate.com>
Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Reviewed-by: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@arm.com>
Tested-by: John Keeping <john@metanate.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220127154059.974729-1-valentin.schneider@arm.com
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