// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 /* * Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES * * Validate that a finite-slice EXT task restarts the scheduler tick when it * follows an infinite-slice EXT task and an idle interval on a NOHZ_FULL CPU. */ #define _GNU_SOURCE #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include "nohz_tick.bpf.skel.h" #include "nohz_tick_test.h" #include "scx_test.h" #include "util.h" #ifndef SCHED_EXT #define SCHED_EXT 7 #endif #define MIN_FINITE_TICKS 3 #define PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS 5000 #define TICK_STOP_STABLE_MS 100 struct nohz_tick_ctx { struct nohz_tick *skel; cpu_set_t original_mask; int test_cpu; int housekeeping_cpu; bool test_lazy; }; static int first_allowed_cpu(const cpu_set_t *mask, int first, int last) { int cpu; for (cpu = first; cpu <= last && cpu < CPU_SETSIZE; cpu++) if (CPU_ISSET(cpu, mask)) return cpu; return -1; } static int read_nohz_full_mask(cpu_set_t *mask) { char buf[4096], *cur, *end; FILE *file; int ret = 0; file = fopen("/sys/devices/system/cpu/nohz_full", "r"); if (!file) return -errno; if (!fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), file)) { ret = ferror(file) ? -errno : -EINVAL; goto out; } CPU_ZERO(mask); cur = buf; while (*cur) { long first, last; int cpu; while (*cur == ' ' || *cur == '\t' || *cur == ',') cur++; if (*cur < '0' || *cur > '9') break; errno = 0; first = strtol(cur, &end, 10); if (errno || end == cur || first < 0 || first >= CPU_SETSIZE) { ret = -EINVAL; goto out; } cur = end; last = first; if (*cur == '-') { cur++; errno = 0; last = strtol(cur, &end, 10); if (errno || end == cur || last < first) { ret = -EINVAL; goto out; } cur = end; } for (cpu = first; cpu <= last && cpu < CPU_SETSIZE; cpu++) CPU_SET(cpu, mask); } out: fclose(file); return ret; } static pid_t start_worker(int cpu) { struct sched_param param = {}; cpu_set_t mask; pid_t parent; pid_t pid; parent = getpid(); pid = fork(); if (pid != 0) return pid; if (prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL) || getppid() != parent) _exit(1); /* * Become EXT before touching the target so it stays idle until wakeup. */ if (sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_EXT, ¶m)) _exit(1); CPU_ZERO(&mask); CPU_SET(cpu, &mask); if (sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(mask), &mask)) _exit(1); for (;;) asm volatile("" ::: "memory"); } static void stop_worker(pid_t pid) { if (pid <= 0) return; kill(pid, SIGKILL); waitpid(pid, NULL, 0); } static int pause_worker(pid_t pid) { int status; if (kill(pid, SIGSTOP)) return -errno; if (waitpid(pid, &status, WUNTRACED) != pid) return -errno; if (!WIFSTOPPED(status)) return -ECHILD; return 0; } static bool wait_for_counter(struct nohz_tick *skel, const u64 *counter, u64 value, int timeout_ms) { int elapsed; for (elapsed = 0; elapsed < timeout_ms; elapsed++) { if (__atomic_load_n(counter, __ATOMIC_RELAXED) >= value) return true; if (UEI_EXITED(skel, uei)) return false; usleep(1000); } return false; } static bool wait_for_tick_stop(struct nohz_tick *skel, const u64 *counter, int timeout_ms) { u64 prev = __atomic_load_n(counter, __ATOMIC_RELAXED); int elapsed, stable = 0; for (elapsed = 0; elapsed < timeout_ms; elapsed++) { u64 curr; usleep(1000); if (UEI_EXITED(skel, uei)) return false; curr = __atomic_load_n(counter, __ATOMIC_RELAXED); if (curr == prev) { if (++stable >= TICK_STOP_STABLE_MS) return true; } else { prev = curr; stable = 0; } } return false; } static enum scx_test_status setup(void **ctx_ptr) { struct nohz_tick_ctx *ctx; cpu_set_t controller_mask, nohz_full_mask; bool lazy_supported; u64 enum_value, lazy_ops_flag; int cpu, i, lazy_mode, ret; ctx = calloc(1, sizeof(*ctx)); SCX_FAIL_IF(!ctx, "Failed to allocate context"); if (sched_getaffinity(0, sizeof(ctx->original_mask), &ctx->original_mask)) { free(ctx); SCX_FAIL("Failed to get affinity (%d)", errno); } ret = read_nohz_full_mask(&nohz_full_mask); if (ret) { fprintf(stderr, "SKIP: failed to read NOHZ_FULL mask (%d)\n", ret); free(ctx); return SCX_TEST_SKIP; } for (cpu = 0; cpu < CPU_SETSIZE; cpu++) if (CPU_ISSET(cpu, &ctx->original_mask) && CPU_ISSET(cpu, &nohz_full_mask)) break; if (cpu == CPU_SETSIZE) { fprintf(stderr, "SKIP: no allowed NOHZ_FULL CPU\n"); free(ctx); return SCX_TEST_SKIP; } controller_mask = ctx->original_mask; for (i = 0; i < CPU_SETSIZE; i++) if (CPU_ISSET(i, &nohz_full_mask)) CPU_CLR(i, &controller_mask); if (CPU_COUNT(&controller_mask) == 0) { fprintf(stderr, "SKIP: no housekeeping CPU available\n"); free(ctx); return SCX_TEST_SKIP; } ctx->test_cpu = cpu; ctx->housekeeping_cpu = first_allowed_cpu(&controller_mask, 0, CPU_SETSIZE - 1); lazy_supported = __COMPAT_read_enum("scx_enq_flags", "SCX_ENQ_PREEMPT_LAZY", &enum_value) && __COMPAT_read_enum("scx_kick_flags", "SCX_KICK_PREEMPT_LAZY", &enum_value) && __COMPAT_read_enum("scx_ops_flags", "SCX_OPS_LAZY_RESCHED", &lazy_ops_flag); lazy_mode = scx_test_preempt_lazy_mode(); ctx->test_lazy = lazy_supported && lazy_mode > 0; if (lazy_supported && lazy_mode < 0) fprintf(stderr, "SKIP: kernel preemption mode unavailable; skipping lazy NOHZ_FULL phases\n"); else if (lazy_supported && !lazy_mode) fprintf(stderr, "SKIP: lazy preemption inactive; skipping lazy NOHZ_FULL phases\n"); ctx->skel = nohz_tick__open(); if (!ctx->skel) { free(ctx); SCX_FAIL("Failed to open skeleton"); } SCX_ENUM_INIT(ctx->skel); ctx->skel->rodata->test_cpu = cpu; ctx->skel->struct_ops.nohz_tick_ops->flags |= SCX_OPS_SWITCH_PARTIAL | SCX_OPS_ENQ_LAST; if (lazy_supported) ctx->skel->struct_ops.nohz_tick_ops->flags |= lazy_ops_flag; if (nohz_tick__load(ctx->skel)) { nohz_tick__destroy(ctx->skel); free(ctx); SCX_FAIL("Failed to load skeleton"); } if (sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(controller_mask), &controller_mask)) { nohz_tick__destroy(ctx->skel); free(ctx); SCX_FAIL("Failed to move controller off CPU %d (%d)", cpu, errno); } *ctx_ptr = ctx; return SCX_TEST_PASS; } static enum scx_test_status run(void *ctx_ptr) { struct nohz_tick_ctx *ctx = ctx_ptr; struct nohz_tick *skel = ctx->skel; struct bpf_link *link = NULL; struct scx_test_gated_worker victim = { .pid = -1, .start_fd = -1 }; struct scx_test_gated_worker challenger = { .pid = -1, .start_fd = -1 }; struct scx_test_gated_worker trigger = { .pid = -1, .start_fd = -1 }; enum scx_test_status status = SCX_TEST_FAIL; pid_t finite_worker = -1; pid_t inf_worker = -1; u64 finite_running; u64 finite_ticks; u64 victim_running; int ret; link = bpf_map__attach_struct_ops(skel->maps.nohz_tick_ops); if (!link) { SCX_ERR("Failed to attach scheduler"); goto out; } /* * Establish SCX_RQ_CAN_STOP_TICK with an infinite-slice task. */ inf_worker = start_worker(ctx->test_cpu); if (inf_worker < 0) { SCX_ERR("Failed to start infinite-slice worker (%d)", errno); goto out; } if (!wait_for_counter(skel, &skel->bss->nr_inf_running, 1, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Infinite-slice worker was not scheduled"); goto out; } /* Block without exiting so the rq retains the infinite-slice state. */ ret = pause_worker(inf_worker); if (ret) { SCX_ERR("Failed to stop infinite-slice worker (%d)", ret); goto out; } /* Let the target enter idle with its tick stopped. */ usleep(100000); /* * The next EXT task receives a finite slice and must restart the tick. */ __atomic_store_n(&skel->bss->phase, NOHZ_PHASE_FINITE, __ATOMIC_RELEASE); finite_worker = start_worker(ctx->test_cpu); if (finite_worker < 0) { SCX_ERR("Failed to start finite-slice worker (%d)", errno); goto out; } if (!wait_for_counter(skel, &skel->bss->nr_finite_running, 1, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Finite-slice worker was not scheduled"); goto out; } if (!wait_for_counter(skel, &skel->bss->nr_finite_ticks, MIN_FINITE_TICKS, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Finite-slice worker received only %llu scheduler ticks", (unsigned long long)skel->bss->nr_finite_ticks); goto out; } stop_worker(finite_worker); finite_worker = -1; /* * Leave the CPU idle after a finite-slice task. The next finite-slice * task must restart the tick even though the slice type is unchanged. */ usleep(100000); finite_running = __atomic_load_n(&skel->bss->nr_finite_running, __ATOMIC_RELAXED); finite_ticks = __atomic_load_n(&skel->bss->nr_finite_ticks, __ATOMIC_RELAXED); finite_worker = start_worker(ctx->test_cpu); if (finite_worker < 0) { SCX_ERR("Failed to start second finite-slice worker (%d)", errno); goto out; } if (!wait_for_counter(skel, &skel->bss->nr_finite_running, finite_running + 1, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Second finite-slice worker was not scheduled"); goto out; } if (!wait_for_counter(skel, &skel->bss->nr_finite_ticks, finite_ticks + MIN_FINITE_TICKS, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Second finite-slice worker received only %llu scheduler ticks", (unsigned long long)(skel->bss->nr_finite_ticks - finite_ticks)); goto out; } stop_worker(finite_worker); finite_worker = -1; stop_worker(inf_worker); inf_worker = -1; if (!ctx->test_lazy) goto check_exit; /* * A lazy local enqueue must restart the tick after clearing the slice * of an infinite-slice task on a full-dynticks CPU. */ __atomic_store_n(&skel->bss->phase, NOHZ_PHASE_LAZY_ENQ, __ATOMIC_RELEASE); victim = scx_test_spawn_gated_worker(ctx->test_cpu, true); challenger = scx_test_spawn_gated_worker(ctx->test_cpu, true); if (victim.pid < 0 || challenger.pid < 0) { SCX_ERR("Failed to spawn lazy-enqueue workers"); goto out; } skel->bss->victim_pid = victim.pid; skel->bss->challenger_pid = challenger.pid; if (!scx_test_start_gated_worker(&victim) || !wait_for_counter(skel, &skel->bss->nr_lazy_victim_running, 1, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Lazy-enqueue victim was not scheduled"); goto out; } if (!wait_for_tick_stop(skel, &skel->bss->nr_lazy_ticks, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Tick did not stop before lazy enqueue"); goto out; } if (!scx_test_start_gated_worker(&challenger) || !wait_for_counter(skel, &skel->bss->nr_lazy_enq_running, 1, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Lazy enqueue made no progress on CPU %d", ctx->test_cpu); goto out; } scx_test_stop_gated_worker(&victim); scx_test_stop_gated_worker(&challenger); /* Repeat with a lazy kick delivered from a housekeeping CPU. */ __atomic_store_n(&skel->bss->phase, NOHZ_PHASE_LAZY_KICK, __ATOMIC_RELEASE); victim = scx_test_spawn_gated_worker(ctx->test_cpu, true); challenger = scx_test_spawn_gated_worker(ctx->test_cpu, true); trigger = scx_test_spawn_gated_worker(ctx->housekeeping_cpu, true); if (victim.pid < 0 || challenger.pid < 0 || trigger.pid < 0) { SCX_ERR("Failed to spawn lazy-kick workers"); goto out; } skel->bss->victim_pid = victim.pid; skel->bss->challenger_pid = challenger.pid; skel->bss->trigger_pid = trigger.pid; victim_running = __atomic_load_n(&skel->bss->nr_lazy_victim_running, __ATOMIC_RELAXED); if (!scx_test_start_gated_worker(&victim) || !wait_for_counter(skel, &skel->bss->nr_lazy_victim_running, victim_running + 1, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Lazy-kick victim was not scheduled"); goto out; } if (!scx_test_start_gated_worker(&challenger)) { SCX_ERR("Failed to start lazy-kick challenger"); goto out; } if (!wait_for_tick_stop(skel, &skel->bss->nr_lazy_ticks, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Tick did not stop before lazy kick"); goto out; } if (__atomic_load_n(&skel->bss->nr_lazy_kick_running, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)) { SCX_ERR("Lazy-kick challenger ran before the kick"); goto out; } if (!scx_test_start_gated_worker(&trigger) || !wait_for_counter(skel, &skel->bss->nr_lazy_kick_running, 1, PHASE_TIMEOUT_MS)) { SCX_ERR("Lazy kick made no progress on CPU %d", ctx->test_cpu); goto out; } scx_test_stop_gated_worker(&trigger); scx_test_stop_gated_worker(&victim); scx_test_stop_gated_worker(&challenger); check_exit: if (UEI_EXITED(skel, uei)) { SCX_ERR("Scheduler exited unexpectedly (kind=%llu code=%lld)", (unsigned long long)skel->data->uei.kind, (long long)skel->data->uei.exit_code); goto out; } fprintf(stderr, "CPU %d received %llu finite-slice ticks\n", ctx->test_cpu, (unsigned long long)skel->bss->nr_finite_ticks); status = SCX_TEST_PASS; out: scx_test_stop_gated_worker(&trigger); scx_test_stop_gated_worker(&victim); scx_test_stop_gated_worker(&challenger); stop_worker(finite_worker); stop_worker(inf_worker); if (link) bpf_link__destroy(link); return status; } static void cleanup(void *ctx_ptr) { struct nohz_tick_ctx *ctx = ctx_ptr; sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(ctx->original_mask), &ctx->original_mask); nohz_tick__destroy(ctx->skel); free(ctx); } struct scx_test nohz_tick = { .name = "nohz_tick", .description = "Verify finite EXT slices restart the NOHZ_FULL tick", .setup = setup, .run = run, .cleanup = cleanup, }; REGISTER_SCX_TEST(&nohz_tick)