linux/debian/patches/features/all/rt/sched-prevent-idle-boost.patch

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Subject: sched-prevent-idle-boost.patch
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:07:38 +0200
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
---
kernel/sched.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Index: linux-3.2/kernel/sched.c
===================================================================
--- linux-3.2.orig/kernel/sched.c
+++ linux-3.2/kernel/sched.c
@@ -5037,6 +5037,24 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct
rq = __task_rq_lock(p);
+ /*
+ * Idle task boosting is a nono in general. There is one
+ * exception, when PREEMPT_RT and NOHZ is active:
+ *
+ * The idle task calls get_next_timer_interrupt() and holds
+ * the timer wheel base->lock on the CPU and another CPU wants
+ * to access the timer (probably to cancel it). We can safely
+ * ignore the boosting request, as the idle CPU runs this code
+ * with interrupts disabled and will complete the lock
+ * protected section without being interrupted. So there is no
+ * real need to boost.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(p == rq->idle)) {
+ WARN_ON(p != rq->curr);
+ WARN_ON(p->pi_blocked_on);
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
+
trace_sched_pi_setprio(p, prio);
oldprio = p->prio;
prev_class = p->sched_class;
@@ -5060,11 +5078,10 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct
enqueue_task(rq, p, oldprio < prio ? ENQUEUE_HEAD : 0);
check_class_changed(rq, p, prev_class, oldprio);
+out_unlock:
__task_rq_unlock(rq);
}
-
#endif
-
void set_user_nice(struct task_struct *p, long nice)
{
int old_prio, delta, on_rq;