[RESEND PATCH v13 1/3] sched: Add prev_sum_exec_runtime support for RT, DL and SCX classes

From: Gabriele Monaco
Date: Fri Jun 13 2025 - 05:13:12 EST


The fair scheduling class relies on prev_sum_exec_runtime to compute the
duration of the task's runtime since it was last scheduled. This value
is currently not required by other scheduling classes but can be useful
to understand long running tasks and take certain actions (e.g. during a
scheduler tick).

Add support for prev_sum_exec_runtime to the RT, deadline and sched_ext
classes by simply assigning the sum_exec_runtime at each set_next_task.

Reviewed-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/deadline.c | 1 +
kernel/sched/ext.c | 1 +
kernel/sched/rt.c | 1 +
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index ad45a8fea245e..8387006396c8a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -2389,6 +2389,7 @@ static void set_next_task_dl(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, bool first)
p->se.exec_start = rq_clock_task(rq);
if (on_dl_rq(&p->dl))
update_stats_wait_end_dl(dl_rq, dl_se);
+ p->se.prev_sum_exec_runtime = p->se.sum_exec_runtime;

/* You can't push away the running task */
dequeue_pushable_dl_task(rq, p);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 2c41c78be61eb..75772767f87d2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -3255,6 +3255,7 @@ static void set_next_task_scx(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, bool first)
}

p->se.exec_start = rq_clock_task(rq);
+ p->se.prev_sum_exec_runtime = p->se.sum_exec_runtime;

/* see dequeue_task_scx() on why we skip when !QUEUED */
if (SCX_HAS_OP(sch, running) && (p->scx.flags & SCX_TASK_QUEUED))
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index e40422c370335..2c70ff2042ee9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -1693,6 +1693,7 @@ static inline void set_next_task_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, bool f
p->se.exec_start = rq_clock_task(rq);
if (on_rt_rq(&p->rt))
update_stats_wait_end_rt(rt_rq, rt_se);
+ p->se.prev_sum_exec_runtime = p->se.sum_exec_runtime;

/* The running task is never eligible for pushing */
dequeue_pushable_task(rq, p);
--
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