[PATCH 8/8] sched: Relax the set_cpus_allowed_ptr() semantics

[Peter Zijlstra]

Now that we have KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU to denote the critical per-cpu
tasks to retain during CPU offline, we can relax the warning in
set_cpus_allowed_ptr(). Any spurious kthread that wants to get on at
the last minute will get pushed off before it can run.

While during CPU online there is no harm, and actual benefit, to
allowing kthreads back on early, it simplifies hotplug code.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/sched/core.c |   20 +++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2342,7 +2342,9 @@ static int __set_cpus_allowed_ptr(struct
 
 	if (p->flags & PF_KTHREAD || is_migration_disabled(p)) {
 		/*
-		 * Kernel threads are allowed on online && !active CPUs.
+		 * Kernel threads are allowed on online && !active CPUs,
+		 * however, during cpu-hot-unplug, even these might get pushed
+		 * away if not KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU.
 		 *
 		 * Specifically, migration_disabled() tasks must not fail the
 		 * cpumask_any_and_distribute() pick below, esp. so on
@@ -2386,16 +2388,6 @@ static int __set_cpus_allowed_ptr(struct
 
 	__do_set_cpus_allowed(p, new_mask, flags);
 
-	if (p->flags & PF_KTHREAD) {
-		/*
-		 * For kernel threads that do indeed end up on online &&
-		 * !active we want to ensure they are strict per-CPU threads.
-		 */
-		WARN_ON(cpumask_intersects(new_mask, cpu_online_mask) &&
-			!cpumask_intersects(new_mask, cpu_active_mask) &&
-			p->nr_cpus_allowed != 1);
-	}
-
 	return affine_move_task(rq, p, &rf, dest_cpu, flags);
 
 out:
@@ -7519,6 +7511,12 @@ int sched_cpu_deactivate(unsigned int cp
 	 */
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
+	/*
+	 * From this point forward, this CPU will refuse to run any task that
+	 * is not: migrate_disable() or KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, and will actively
+	 * push those tasks away until this gets cleared, see
+	 * sched_cpu_dying().
+	 */
 	balance_push_set(cpu, true);
 
 	rq_lock_irqsave(rq, &rf);