sched: Guarantee task priority in pick_next_task()

Michael spotted that the idle_balance() push down created a task
priority problem.

Previously, when we called idle_balance() before pick_next_task() it
wasn't a problem when -- because of the rq->lock droppage -- an rt/dl
task slipped in.

Similarly for pre_schedule(), rt pre-schedule could have a dl task
slip in.

But by pulling it into the pick_next_task() loop, we'll not try a
higher task priority again.

Cure this by creating a re-start condition in pick_next_task(); and
triggering this from pick_next_task_{rt,fair}().

It also fixes a live-lock where we get stuck in pick_next_task_fair()
due to idle_balance() seeing !0 nr_running but there not actually
being any fair tasks about.

Reported-by: Michael Wang <wangyun@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Fixes: 38033c37faab ("sched: Push down pre_schedule() and idle_balance()")
Tested-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@gmail.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140224121218.GR15586@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 046084ebb1fb..1929deb3f29d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -1091,6 +1091,8 @@ static const u32 prio_to_wmult[40] = {
 
 #define DEQUEUE_SLEEP		1
 
+#define RETRY_TASK		((void *)-1UL)
+
 struct sched_class {
 	const struct sched_class *next;
 
@@ -1105,6 +1107,9 @@ struct sched_class {
 	 * It is the responsibility of the pick_next_task() method that will
 	 * return the next task to call put_prev_task() on the @prev task or
 	 * something equivalent.
+	 *
+	 * May return RETRY_TASK when it finds a higher prio class has runnable
+	 * tasks.
 	 */
 	struct task_struct * (*pick_next_task) (struct rq *rq,
 						struct task_struct *prev);