[PATCH -next 1/4] cpuset: remove redundant CS_ONLINE flag

From: Chen Ridong
Date: Fri Aug 08 2025 - 05:40:15 EST


From: Chen Ridong <chenridong@xxxxxxxxxx>

The CS_ONLINE flag was introduced prior to the CSS_ONLINE flag in the
cpuset subsystem. Currently, the flag setting sequence is as follows:

1. cpuset_css_online() sets CS_ONLINE
2. css->flags gets CSS_ONLINE set
...
3. cgroup->kill_css sets CSS_DYING
4. cpuset_css_offline() clears CS_ONLINE
5. css->flags clears CSS_ONLINE

The is_cpuset_online() check currently occurs between steps 1 and 3.
However, it would be equally safe to perform this check between steps 2
and 3, as CSS_ONLINE provides the same synchronization guarantee as
CS_ONLINE.

Since CS_ONLINE is redundant with CSS_ONLINE and provides no additional
synchronization benefits, we can safely remove it to simplify the code.

Signed-off-by: Chen Ridong <chenridong@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/cgroup.h | 5 +++++
kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h | 3 +--
kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c | 4 +---
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index b18fb5fcb38e..ae73dbb19165 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@ static inline bool css_is_dying(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
return css->flags & CSS_DYING;
}

+static inline bool css_is_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
+{
+ return css->flags & CSS_ONLINE;
+}
+
static inline bool css_is_self(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
{
if (css == &css->cgroup->self) {
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h
index 383963e28ac6..75b3aef39231 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ enum prs_errcode {

/* bits in struct cpuset flags field */
typedef enum {
- CS_ONLINE,
CS_CPU_EXCLUSIVE,
CS_MEM_EXCLUSIVE,
CS_MEM_HARDWALL,
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ static inline struct cpuset *parent_cs(struct cpuset *cs)
/* convenient tests for these bits */
static inline bool is_cpuset_online(struct cpuset *cs)
{
- return test_bit(CS_ONLINE, &cs->flags) && !css_is_dying(&cs->css);
+ return css_is_online(&cs->css) && !css_is_dying(&cs->css);
}

static inline int is_cpu_exclusive(const struct cpuset *cs)
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index f74d04429a29..cf7cd2255265 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static inline void notify_partition_change(struct cpuset *cs, int old_prs)
* parallel, we may leave an offline CPU in cpu_allowed or some other masks.
*/
static struct cpuset top_cpuset = {
- .flags = BIT(CS_ONLINE) | BIT(CS_CPU_EXCLUSIVE) |
+ .flags = BIT(CS_CPU_EXCLUSIVE) |
BIT(CS_MEM_EXCLUSIVE) | BIT(CS_SCHED_LOAD_BALANCE),
.partition_root_state = PRS_ROOT,
.relax_domain_level = -1,
@@ -3498,7 +3498,6 @@ static int cpuset_css_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
cpus_read_lock();
mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);

- set_bit(CS_ONLINE, &cs->flags);
if (is_spread_page(parent))
set_bit(CS_SPREAD_PAGE, &cs->flags);
if (is_spread_slab(parent))
@@ -3573,7 +3572,6 @@ static void cpuset_css_offline(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
cpuset_update_flag(CS_SCHED_LOAD_BALANCE, cs, 0);

cpuset_dec();
- clear_bit(CS_ONLINE, &cs->flags);

mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
cpus_read_unlock();
--
2.34.1