Re: [BUG almost bisected] Splat in dequeue_rt_stack() and build error

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On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 08:54:34AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 02:51:03PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> 
> > > > Does the below help any? That's more or less what it was before Valentin
> > > > asked me why it was weird like that :-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> > > > index 6be618110885..5757dd50b02f 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> > > > @@ -13107,7 +13107,6 @@ static void switched_from_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
> > > >  	 * and we cannot use DEQUEUE_DELAYED.
> > > >  	 */
> > > >  	if (p->se.sched_delayed) {
> > > > -		dequeue_task(rq, p, DEQUEUE_NOCLOCK | DEQUEUE_SLEEP);
> > > >  		p->se.sched_delayed = 0;
> > > >  		p->se.rel_deadline = 0;
> > > >  		if (sched_feat(DELAY_ZERO) && p->se.vlag > 0)
> > > 
> > > Removing that line from 2e0199df252a still gets me the complaint about
> > > __SCHED_FEAT_DELAY_ZERO being undefined.  To my naive eyes, it appears
> > > that this commit:
> > > 
> > > 54a58a787791 ("sched/fair: Implement DELAY_ZERO")
> > > 
> > > Need to be placed before 2e0199df252a.  Of course, when I try it, I
> > > get conflicts.  So I took just this hunk:
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/kernel/sched/features.h b/kernel/sched/features.h
> > > index 97fb2d4920898..6c5f5424614d4 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/sched/features.h
> > > +++ b/kernel/sched/features.h
> > > @@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ SCHED_FEAT(NEXT_BUDDY, false)
> > >   */
> > >  SCHED_FEAT(CACHE_HOT_BUDDY, true)
> > >  
> > > +/*
> > > + * DELAY_ZERO clips the lag on dequeue (or wakeup) to 0.
> > > + */
> > > +SCHED_FEAT(DELAY_ZERO, true)
> > > +
> > >  /*
> > >   * Allow wakeup-time preemption of the current task:
> > >   */
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > That makes the build error go away.  Maybe even legitimately?
> 
> Yep.
> 
> > > Just to pick on the easy one, I took a look at the complaint about
> > > cfs_rq being unused and the complaint about __SCHED_FEAT_DELAY_ZERO
> > > being undefined.  This variable was added here:
> > > 
> > > 781773e3b680 ("sched/fair: Implement ENQUEUE_DELAYED")
> > > 
> > > And its first use was added here:
> > > 
> > > 54a58a787791 ("sched/fair: Implement DELAY_ZERO")
> > > 
> > > Which matches my experience.
> > > 
> > > So left to myself, I would run on these commits with the above hunk:
> > > 
> > > 54a58a7877916 sched/fair: Implement DELAY_ZERO
> > > 152e11f6df293 sched/fair: Implement delayed dequeue
> > > e1459a50ba318 sched: Teach dequeue_task() about special task states
> > > a1c446611e31c sched,freezer: Mark TASK_FROZEN special
> > > 781773e3b6803 sched/fair: Implement ENQUEUE_DELAYED
> > > f12e148892ede sched/fair: Prepare pick_next_task() for delayed dequeue
> > > 2e0199df252a5 sched/fair: Prepare exit/cleanup paths for delayed_dequeue
> > > e28b5f8bda017 sched/fair: Assert {set_next,put_prev}_entity() are properly balanced
> > > 
> > > And where needed, remove the unused cfs_rq local variable.
> > > 
> > > Would that likely work?
> 
> Sounds about right.
> 
> > > 
> > > In the meantime, SIGFOOD!
> > 
> > Hearing no objections...
> 
> Yeah, sorry, I'm on holidays with the kids and not glued to the screen
> as per usual :-)

No worries, and have a great holiday!!!

> > Given two patches each of which might or might not need to be applied to a
> > given commit, I chose to rebase as follows:
> > 
> > e28b5f8bda017 sched/fair: Assert {set_next,put_prev}_entity() are properly balanced
> > 8aed87410a695 EXP sched/fair: Provide DELAY_ZERO definition
> > 	I took this from 54a58a7877916 sched/fair: Implement DELAY_ZERO.
> > 49575c0087bc0 sched/fair: Prepare exit/cleanup paths for delayed_dequeue
> > 14c3207fd2456 sched/fair: Prepare pick_next_task() for delayed dequeue
> > be567af45dd04 sched/fair: Implement ENQUEUE_DELAYED
> > 	I dropped the unused cfs_rq local variable from requeue_delayed_entity()
> > ed28f7b3ac3f4 sched,freezer: Mark TASK_FROZEN special
> > 48d541847b4a6 sched: Teach dequeue_task() about special task states
> > ef3b9c5d038dc sched/fair: Implement delayed dequeue
> > 	--- First bad commit with dequeue_rt_stack() failures.
> > 876c99c058219 sched/fair: Implement DELAY_ZERO
> > 	I added the cfs_rq local variable to requeue_delayed_entity()
> > 
> > This is on -rcu branch peterz.2024.08.23b.
> > 
> > I ran 50*TREE05 in a bisection, which converged on be567af45dd04, but only
> > one run of the 50 had a complaint, and that was in enqueue_dl_entry(),
> 
> Hmm, I have one other report about that. Hasn't made much sense yet --
> then again, as per the above mentioned reason, I'm not able to put real
> time in atm.

I ran 1000*TREE03 on that same commit, no failures.  Just started
5000*TREE03, and will let you know what happens.  This will likely take
better part of a day to complete.

> > not the dequeue_rt_stack() that I have been chasing.  I ran three
> > additional 50*TREE05 runs on its predecessor (14c3207fd2456) with no
> > failures.  I then ran 50*TREE03 on each of ed28f7b3ac3f4, 48d541847b4a6,
> > and ef3b9c5d038dc.  Only this last ("ef3b9c5d038dc sched/fair: Implement
> > delayed dequeue") had failure, and they were all the dequeue_rt_stack()
> > failures I am chasing.  One of the runs also hung.
> 
> I'm a little confused now though; this is with the dequeue removed from
> switched_from_fair() ?

Ah!!!  I thought that change was for the build issue, which I will
admit puzzled me a bit.

> Looking at your tree, 49575c0087bc0 still has that dequeue. Does the
> dequeue_rt_stack() issue go away with that line removed?

I will try it and let you know.  Thank you for reminding me!

							Thanx, Paul




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