From: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> commit c245910049d04fbfa85bb2f5acd591c24e9907c7 upstream. Paths using put_prev_task_balance() need to do a pick shortly after. Make sure they also clear the ->dl_server on prev as a part of that. Fixes: 63ba8422f876 ("sched/deadline: Introduce deadline servers") Signed-off-by: "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Tested-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/d184d554434bedbad0581cb34656582d78655150.1716811044.git.bristot@xxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/sched/core.c | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) --- a/kernel/sched/core.c +++ b/kernel/sched/core.c @@ -5789,6 +5789,14 @@ static void put_prev_task_balance(struct #endif put_prev_task(rq, prev); + + /* + * We've updated @prev and no longer need the server link, clear it. + * Must be done before ->pick_next_task() because that can (re)set + * ->dl_server. + */ + if (prev->dl_server) + prev->dl_server = NULL; } /* @@ -5832,14 +5840,6 @@ __pick_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct t restart: put_prev_task_balance(rq, prev, rf); - /* - * We've updated @prev and no longer need the server link, clear it. - * Must be done before ->pick_next_task() because that can (re)set - * ->dl_server. - */ - if (prev->dl_server) - prev->dl_server = NULL; - for_each_class(class) { p = class->pick_next_task(rq); if (p) Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are queue-6.11/sched-core-add-clearing-of-dl_server-in-put_prev_task_balance.patch