linux/kernel/sched
Peter Zijlstra dbfb089d36 sched: Fix loadavg accounting race
The recent commit:

  c6e7bd7afa ("sched/core: Optimize ttwu() spinning on p->on_cpu")

moved these lines in ttwu():

	p->sched_contributes_to_load = !!task_contributes_to_load(p);
	p->state = TASK_WAKING;

up before:

	smp_cond_load_acquire(&p->on_cpu, !VAL);

into the 'p->on_rq == 0' block, with the thinking that once we hit
schedule() the current task cannot change it's ->state anymore. And
while this is true, it is both incorrect and flawed.

It is incorrect in that we need at least an ACQUIRE on 'p->on_rq == 0'
to avoid weak hardware from re-ordering things for us. This can fairly
easily be achieved by relying on the control-dependency already in
place.

The second problem, which makes the flaw in the original argument, is
that while schedule() will not change prev->state, it will read it a
number of times (arguably too many times since it's marked volatile).
The previous condition 'p->on_cpu == 0' was sufficient because that
indicates schedule() has completed, and will no longer read
prev->state. So now the trick is to make this same true for the (much)
earlier 'prev->on_rq == 0' case.

Furthermore, in order to make the ordering stick, the 'prev->on_rq = 0'
assignment needs to he a RELEASE, but adding additional ordering to
schedule() is an unwelcome proposition at the best of times, doubly so
for mere accounting.

Luckily we can push the prev->state load up before rq->lock, with the
only caveat that we then have to re-read the state after. However, we
know that if it changed, we no longer have to worry about the blocking
path. This gives us the required ordering, if we block, we did the
prev->state load before an (effective) smp_mb() and the p->on_rq store
needs not change.

With this we end up with the effective ordering:

	LOAD p->state           LOAD-ACQUIRE p->on_rq == 0
	MB
	STORE p->on_rq, 0       STORE p->state, TASK_WAKING

which ensures the TASK_WAKING store happens after the prev->state
load, and all is well again.

Fixes: c6e7bd7afa ("sched/core: Optimize ttwu() spinning on p->on_cpu")
Reported-by: Dave Jones <davej@codemonkey.org.uk>
Reported-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Tested-by: Dave Jones <davej@codemonkey.org.uk>
Tested-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200707102957.GN117543@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net
2020-07-08 11:38:49 +02:00
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autogroup.c sched/autogroup: Make autogroup_path() always available 2019-06-24 19:23:40 +02:00
autogroup.h
clock.c sched/clock: Use static_branch_likely() with sched_clock_running 2019-11-29 08:10:54 +01:00
completion.c completion: Use lockdep_assert_RT_in_threaded_ctx() in complete_all() 2020-03-23 18:40:25 +01:00
core.c sched: Fix loadavg accounting race 2020-07-08 11:38:49 +02:00
cpuacct.c sched/cpuacct: Fix charge cpuacct.usage_sys 2020-05-19 20:34:14 +02:00
cpudeadline.c Linux 5.2-rc5 2019-06-17 12:12:27 +02:00
cpudeadline.h
cpufreq_schedutil.c sched/uclamp: Rename uclamp_util_with() into uclamp_rq_util_with() 2019-12-25 10:42:08 +01:00
cpufreq.c cpufreq: Avoid leaving stale IRQ work items during CPU offline 2019-12-12 17:59:43 +01:00
cpupri.c sched/rt: cpupri_find: Trigger a full search as fallback 2020-03-20 13:06:20 +01:00
cpupri.h sched/rt: Optimize cpupri_find() on non-heterogenous systems 2020-03-06 12:57:27 +01:00
cputime.c sched/vtime: Work around an unitialized variable warning 2020-04-15 11:06:50 +02:00
deadline.c sched/deadline: Initialize ->dl_boosted 2020-06-28 17:01:20 +02:00
debug.c sched: Add rq::ttwu_pending 2020-05-28 10:54:16 +02:00
fair.c sched/cfs: change initial value of runnable_avg 2020-06-28 17:01:20 +02:00
features.h sched/fair/util_est: Implement faster ramp-up EWMA on utilization increases 2019-10-29 10:01:07 +01:00
idle.c cpuidle: Rearrange s2idle-specific idle state entry code 2020-06-25 13:52:53 +02:00
isolation.c sched/isolation: Allow "isolcpus=" to skip unknown sub-parameters 2020-04-15 10:38:26 +02:00
loadavg.c timers/nohz: Update NOHZ load in remote tick 2020-01-28 21:36:44 +01:00
Makefile kcsan: Improve various small stylistic details 2019-11-20 10:47:23 +01:00
membarrier.c membarrier: Fix RCU locking bug caused by faulty merge 2019-10-01 21:27:50 +02:00
pelt.c sched/pelt: Sync util/runnable_sum with PELT window when propagating 2020-05-19 20:34:14 +02:00
pelt.h sched/pelt: Add support to track thermal pressure 2020-03-06 12:57:17 +01:00
psi.c psi: Move PF_MEMSTALL out of task->flags 2020-03-20 13:06:19 +01:00
rt.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next 2020-06-03 16:27:18 -07:00
sched-pelt.h sched/fair: Fix "runnable_avg_yN_inv" not used warnings 2019-06-17 12:15:58 +02:00
sched.h sched/core: s/WF_ON_RQ/WQ_ON_CPU/ 2020-06-28 17:01:20 +02:00
smp.h sched/headers: Split out open-coded prototypes into kernel/sched/smp.h 2020-05-28 11:03:20 +02:00
stats.c
stats.h psi: Move PF_MEMSTALL out of task->flags 2020-03-20 13:06:19 +01:00
stop_task.c sched/core: Further clarify sched_class::set_next_task() 2019-11-11 08:35:21 +01:00
swait.c sched/swait: Prepare usage in completions 2020-03-21 16:00:23 +01:00
topology.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next 2020-06-03 16:27:18 -07:00
wait_bit.c sched/wait: fix ___wait_var_event(exclusive) 2019-12-17 13:32:50 +01:00
wait.c Add wake_up_interruptible_sync_poll_locked() 2019-10-31 15:12:23 +00:00