From: Youssef Esmat <youssefesmat@xxxxxxxxxx> commit a741b82423f41501e301eb6f9820b45ca202e877 upstream. In case the previous pick was a DL server pick, ->dl_server might be set. Clear it in the fast path as well. Fixes: 63ba8422f876 ("sched/deadline: Introduce deadline servers") Signed-off-by: Youssef Esmat <youssefesmat@xxxxxxxxxx> 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/7f7381ccba09efcb4a1c1ff808ed58385eccc222.1716811044.git.bristot@xxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/sched/core.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) --- a/kernel/sched/core.c +++ b/kernel/sched/core.c @@ -5828,6 +5828,13 @@ __pick_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct t } /* + * This is a normal CFS pick, but the previous could be a DL pick. + * Clear it as previous is no longer picked. + */ + if (prev->dl_server) + prev->dl_server = NULL; + + /* * This is the fast path; it cannot be a DL server pick; * therefore even if @p == @prev, ->dl_server must be NULL. */ Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from youssefesmat@xxxxxxxxxx are queue-6.11/sched-core-clear-prev-dl_server-in-cfs-pick-fast-path.patch