On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 08:51:47AM +0900, Byungchul Park wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 01:16:47PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 10:09:05AM +0900, Byungchul Park wrote:
> > > On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 02:29:14PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 01:16:21AM +0900, [email protected] wrote:
> > > > > +++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
> > > > > @@ -1264,6 +1264,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(set_cpus_allowed_ptr);
> > > > >  
> > > > >  void set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int new_cpu)
> > > > >  {
> > > > > +     unsigned int prev_cpu = task_cpu(p);
> > > > > +
> > > > >  #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG
> > > > >       /*
> > > > >        * We should never call set_task_cpu() on a blocked task,
> > > > > @@ -1289,15 +1291,14 @@ void set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, 
> > > > > unsigned int new_cpu)
> > > > >  #endif
> > > > >  
> > > > >       trace_sched_migrate_task(p, new_cpu);
> > > > > +     __set_task_cpu(p, new_cpu);
> > > > >  
> > > > > -     if (task_cpu(p) != new_cpu) {
> > > > > +     if (prev_cpu != new_cpu) {
> > > > >               if (p->sched_class->migrate_task_rq)
> > > > > -                     p->sched_class->migrate_task_rq(p, new_cpu);
> > > > > +                     p->sched_class->migrate_task_rq(p, prev_cpu);
> > > > >               p->se.nr_migrations++;
> > > > >               perf_event_task_migrate(p);
> > > > >       }
> > > > > -
> > > > > -     __set_task_cpu(p, new_cpu);
> > > > >  }
> > > > 
> > > > I don't think this is safe, see the comment in __set_task_cpu(). We want
> > > > that to be last.
> > > 
> > > I am sorry but I don't understand what you said. I checked the comment in 
> > > __set_task_cpu().
> > > 
> > >   /*
> > >    * After ->cpu is set up to a new value, task_rq_lock(p, ...) can be
> > >    * successfuly executed on another CPU. We must ensure that updates of
> > >    * per-task data have been completed by this moment.
> > >    */
> > > 
> > > Of course, ->cpu should be set up to a new value for task_rq_lock() to be
> > > executed successfully on another CPU. Is this the case? Is there something
> > > i missed? I think it would be ok if task->pi_lock can work correctly 
> > > within
> > > "if" statement in set_task_cpu(). Is there problem to do that?
> > 
> > So the problem is that as soon as that ->cpu store comes through, the
> > other rq->lock can happen, even though we might still hold a rq->lock
> > thinking we're serialized.
> > 
> > Take for instance move_queued_tasks(), it does:
> > 
> >     dequeue_task(rq, p, 0);
> >     p->on_rq = TASK_ON_RQ_MIGRATING;
> >     set_task_cpu(p, new_cpu) {
> >       __set_task_cpu();
> > 
> > ^^^ here holding rq->lock is insufficient and the below:
> > 
> >       p->sched_class->migrate_task_rq()
> 
> Thank you for explaning in detail, but this's why i asked you.
> Yes, rq->lock is insufficient in this place as you said, but
> should migrate_task_rq() be serialized by rq->lock? I might have
> agreed with you if the migrate_task_rq() should be serialized by
> rq->lock, but I think it's not the case. I think it would be of

rq->lock, but I think it's not the case. I think it would be *ok*

(sorry for typo)

> if task->pi_lock can work correcly within *if statement* in 
> set_task_cpu(). Wrong?
> 
> > 
> > would no longer be serialized by rq->lock.
> > 
> >     }
> >     raw_spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
> > 
> > 
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