[PATCH v4] uapi/linux/prctl: provide macro definitions for the PR_SCHED_CORE type argument

From: Eugene Syromiatnikov
Date: Wed Aug 25 2021 - 13:06:30 EST


Commit 7ac592aa35a684ff ("sched: prctl() core-scheduling interface")
made use of enum pid_type in prctl's arg4; this type and the associated
enumeration definitions are not exposed to userspace. Christian
has suggested to provide additional macro definitions that convey
the meaning of the type argument more in alignment with its actual
usage, and this patch does exactly that.

Suggested-by: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
Complements: 7ac592aa35a684ff ("sched: prctl() core-scheduling interface")
Signed-off-by: Eugene Syromiatnikov <esyr@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v4:
- Rewritten in accordance with Christian Brauner's suggestion to provide
macro definitions that are explicitly tailored for the prctl op.

v3: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210807120905.GA14706@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
- Fixed header guard macro: s/_UAPI_LINUX_PID_H/_UAPI_LINUX_PIDTYPE_H/,
as noted by Dmitry Levin.

v2: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210807104800.GA22620@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
- Header file is renamed from pid.h to pidtype.h to avoid collisions
with include/linux/pid.h when included from uapi headers;
- The enum type has renamed from __kernel_pid_type to __kernel_pidtype
to avoid possible confusion with __kernel_pid_t.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210807010123.GA5174@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
---
Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst | 5 +++--
include/uapi/linux/prctl.h | 3 +++
kernel/sched/core_sched.c | 4 ++++
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst
index 7b410ae..9a65fed 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ arg3:
``pid`` of the task for which the operation applies.

arg4:
- ``pid_type`` for which the operation applies. It is of type ``enum pid_type``.
- For example, if arg4 is ``PIDTYPE_TGID``, then the operation of this command
+ ``pid_type`` for which the operation applies. It is one of
+ ``PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_``-prefixed macro constants. For example, if arg4
+ is ``PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD_GROUP``, then the operation of this command
will be performed for all tasks in the task group of ``pid``.

arg5:
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
index 967d9c5..644a3b4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
@@ -266,5 +266,8 @@ struct prctl_mm_map {
# define PR_SCHED_CORE_SHARE_TO 2 /* push core_sched cookie to pid */
# define PR_SCHED_CORE_SHARE_FROM 3 /* pull core_sched cookie to pid */
# define PR_SCHED_CORE_MAX 4
+# define PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD 0
+# define PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD_GROUP 1
+# define PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_PROCESS_GROUP 2

#endif /* _LINUX_PRCTL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core_sched.c b/kernel/sched/core_sched.c
index 9a80e9a..20f6409 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core_sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core_sched.c
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ int sched_core_share_pid(unsigned int cmd, pid_t pid, enum pid_type type,
if (!static_branch_likely(&sched_smt_present))
return -ENODEV;

+ BUILD_BUG_ON(PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD != PIDTYPE_PID);
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_THREAD_GROUP != PIDTYPE_TGID);
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(PR_SCHED_CORE_SCOPE_PROCESS_GROUP != PIDTYPE_PGID);
+
if (type > PIDTYPE_PGID || cmd >= PR_SCHED_CORE_MAX || pid < 0 ||
(cmd != PR_SCHED_CORE_GET && uaddr))
return -EINVAL;
--
2.1.4