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@htejun htejun commented Dec 4, 2023

@ptr1337 reported build failure on mainline in sched-ext/sched_ext#90 which is caused by removal of p->thread_group. Iterate p->thread_node instead.

While at it, add a comment explaining spurious deletion failure in scx_rusty.

…h_task()

tp_cgroup_attach_task() walks p->thread_group to visit all member threads
and set tctx->refresh_layer. However, the upstream kernel has removed
p->thread_group recently in 8e1f385104ac ("kill task_struct->thread_group")
as it was mostly a duplicate of p->signal->thread_head list which goes
through p->thread_node.

Switch to iterate via p->thread_node instead, add a comment explaining why
it's using the cgroup TP instead of scx_ops.cgroup_move(), and make
iteration failure non-fatal as the iteration is racy.
@htejun htejun requested a review from Byte-Lab December 4, 2023 21:01
@Byte-Lab Byte-Lab merged commit 4fef4ed into main Dec 4, 2023
@htejun htejun deleted the misc-fixes branch December 6, 2023 00:52
sirlucjan added a commit to sirlucjan/scx that referenced this pull request Jun 26, 2024
Signed-off-by: Piotr Gorski <lucjan.lucjanov@gmail.com>
arighi added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 29, 2024
When selecting an idle for tasks that can only run on a single CPU,
always check if the previously used CPU is sill usable and online,
instead of trying to figure out the single allowed CPU looking at the
task's cpumask.

Apparently, per-CPU kthreads can run on a CPU that is not reported in
their allowed cpumask (or the cpumask is not properly updated or
coeherent with the actual task state).

This could lead to stalls, because we may end up dispatching the kthread
to a per-CPU DSQ that is not compatible with its allowed cpumask.

Example:

kworker/u32:2[173797] triggered exit kind 1026:
  runnable task stall (kworker/2:1[70] failed to run for 7.552s)
...
  R kworker/2:1[70] -7552ms
      scx_state/flags=3/0x9 dsq_flags=0x1 ops_state/qseq=0/0
      sticky/holding_cpu=-1/-1 dsq_id=0x8 dsq_vtime=234483011369
      cpus=04

In this case kworker/2 can only run on CPU #2 (cpus=0x4), but it's
dispatched to dsq_id=0x8, that can only be consumed by CPU 8 => stall.

To prevent this, always check if prev_cpu is usable, online and idle,
with single-CPU tasks. Otherwise, do not dispatch the task directly to a
per-CPU DSQ and bounce it to a shared DSQ instead (either priority or
regular, depending on its interactive state).

Moreover, introduce an explicit error check in dispatch_direct_cpu() to
improve detection of similar issues in the future, and drop
lookup_task_ctx() in favor of try_lookup_task_ctx(), since we can now
safely handle all the cases where the task context is not found.

Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi@linux.dev>
arighi added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 29, 2024
When selecting an idle for tasks that can only run on a single CPU,
always check if the previously used CPU is sill usable and online,
instead of trying to figure out the single allowed CPU looking at the
task's cpumask.

Apparently, per-CPU kthreads can run on a CPU that is not reported in
their allowed cpumask (or the cpumask is not properly updated or
coeherent with the actual task state).

This could lead to stalls, because we may end up dispatching the kthread
to a per-CPU DSQ that is not compatible with its allowed cpumask.

Example:

kworker/u32:2[173797] triggered exit kind 1026:
  runnable task stall (kworker/2:1[70] failed to run for 7.552s)
...
  R kworker/2:1[70] -7552ms
      scx_state/flags=3/0x9 dsq_flags=0x1 ops_state/qseq=0/0
      sticky/holding_cpu=-1/-1 dsq_id=0x8 dsq_vtime=234483011369
      cpus=04

In this case kworker/2 can only run on CPU #2 (cpus=0x4), but it's
dispatched to dsq_id=0x8, that can only be consumed by CPU 8 => stall.

To prevent this, always check if prev_cpu is usable, online and idle,
with single-CPU tasks. Otherwise, do not dispatch the task directly to a
per-CPU DSQ and bounce it to a shared DSQ instead (either priority or
regular, depending on its interactive state).

Moreover, introduce an explicit error check in dispatch_direct_cpu() to
improve detection of similar issues in the future, and drop
lookup_task_ctx() in favor of try_lookup_task_ctx(), since we can now
safely handle all the cases where the task context is not found.

Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi@linux.dev>
arighi added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 29, 2024
When selecting an idle for tasks that can only run on a single CPU,
always check if the previously used CPU is sill usable and online,
instead of trying to figure out the single allowed CPU looking at the
task's cpumask.

Apparently, per-CPU kthreads can run on a CPU that is not reported in
their allowed cpumask (or the cpumask is not properly updated or
coeherent with the actual task state).

This could lead to stalls, because we may end up dispatching the kthread
to a per-CPU DSQ that is not compatible with its allowed cpumask.

Example:

kworker/u32:2[173797] triggered exit kind 1026:
  runnable task stall (kworker/2:1[70] failed to run for 7.552s)
...
  R kworker/2:1[70] -7552ms
      scx_state/flags=3/0x9 dsq_flags=0x1 ops_state/qseq=0/0
      sticky/holding_cpu=-1/-1 dsq_id=0x8 dsq_vtime=234483011369
      cpus=04

In this case kworker/2 can only run on CPU #2 (cpus=0x4), but it's
dispatched to dsq_id=0x8, that can only be consumed by CPU 8 => stall.

To prevent this, always check if prev_cpu is usable, online and idle,
with single-CPU tasks. Otherwise, do not dispatch the task directly to a
per-CPU DSQ and bounce it to a shared DSQ instead (either priority or
regular, depending on its interactive state).

Moreover, introduce an explicit error check in dispatch_direct_cpu() to
improve detection of similar issues in the future, and drop
lookup_task_ctx() in favor of try_lookup_task_ctx(), since we can now
safely handle all the cases where the task context is not found.

Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi@linux.dev>
arighi added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 30, 2024
When selecting an idle for tasks that can only run on a single CPU,
always check if the previously used CPU is sill usable, instead of
trying to figure out the single allowed CPU looking at the task's
cpumask.

Apparently, single-CPU tasks can report a prev_cpu that is not in the
allowed cpumask when they rapidly change affinity.

This could lead to stalls, because we may end up dispatching the kthread
to a per-CPU DSQ that is not compatible with its allowed cpumask.

Example:

kworker/u32:2[173797] triggered exit kind 1026:
  runnable task stall (kworker/2:1[70] failed to run for 7.552s)
...
  R kworker/2:1[70] -7552ms
      scx_state/flags=3/0x9 dsq_flags=0x1 ops_state/qseq=0/0
      sticky/holding_cpu=-1/-1 dsq_id=0x8 dsq_vtime=234483011369
      cpus=04

In this case kworker/2 can only run on CPU #2 (cpus=0x4), but it's
dispatched to dsq_id=0x8, that can only be consumed by CPU 8 => stall.

To prevent this, do not try to figure out the best idle CPU for tasks
that are changing affinity and just dispatch them to a global DSQ
(either priority or regular, depending on its interactive state).

Moreover, introduce an explicit error check in dispatch_direct_cpu() to
improve detection of similar issues in the future, and drop
lookup_task_ctx() in favor of try_lookup_task_ctx(), since we can now
safely handle all the cases where the task context is not found.

Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi@linux.dev>
vnepogodin added a commit to CachyOS/scx that referenced this pull request Dec 12, 2024
Into trait was calling the Into<&SupportedSched> which was calling
Into<SupportedSched> and so on.

```
    #0 0x622450e96149 in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#1 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#2 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#3 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#4 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#5 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#6 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#7 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#8 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#9 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#10 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#11 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#12 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#13 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#14 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
```
etsal referenced this pull request in etsal/scx Dec 16, 2024
Into trait was calling the Into<&SupportedSched> which was calling
Into<SupportedSched> and so on.

```
    #0 0x622450e96149 in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    #1 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    #2 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#3 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#4 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#5 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#6 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#7 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#8 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#9 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#10 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#11 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#12 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
    sched-ext#13 0x622450e91af3 in _$LT$T$u20$as$u20$core..convert..Into$LT$U$GT$$GT$::into::h9481856c4f80c765 /home/vl/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/convert/mod.rs:759:9
    sched-ext#14 0x622450e9614a in scx_loader::_$LT$impl$u20$core..convert..From$LT$scx_loader..SupportedSched$GT$$u20$for$u20$$RF$str$GT$::from::h13ba9d4271e33441 /tmp/scx/rust/scx_loader/src/lib.rs:60:9
```
multics69 referenced this pull request in multics69/scx Aug 18, 2025
…ilation

scx_lavd: Fix a compile error of per_cpu_dsq.
EricccTaiwan added a commit to EricccTaiwan/scx that referenced this pull request Sep 11, 2025
Add scx_bpf_reenqueue_local() to rustland_cpu_release() so that
when a higher scheduler class steals the CPU, all tasks waiting
on the local DSQ are re-enqueued and given a chance to run on
other CPUs.

This patch significantly reduces max wakeup latencies, while
request latency and RPS remain within statistical variance.

Test plan:
terminal sched-ext#1: $ sudo cyclictest -a 0 -p 80 -t1	# RT task
terminal sched-ext#2: $ ./schbench -m 4 -t 4 -r 10

Before:
```
Wakeup Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59403 total samples)
	  50.0th: 3          (31803 samples)
	  90.0th: 3          (0 samples)
	* 99.0th: 10         (2984 samples)
	  99.9th: 17         (472 samples)
	  min=1, max=3445
Request Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59407 total samples)
	  50.0th: 2148       (16596 samples)
	  90.0th: 3588       (29323 samples)
	* 99.0th: 3588       (0 samples)
	  99.9th: 3596       (326 samples)
	  min=2030, max=7028
RPS percentiles (requests) runtime 10 (s) (11 total samples)
	  20.0th: 5928       (4 samples)
	* 50.0th: 5944       (6 samples)
	  90.0th: 5944       (0 samples)
	  min=5927, max=5954
sched delay: message 0 (usec) worker 0 (usec)
current rps: 5945.68
```

After:
```
Wakeup Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59174 total samples)
	  50.0th: 3          (32279 samples)
	  90.0th: 3          (0 samples)
	* 99.0th: 4          (1822 samples)
	  99.9th: 8          (242 samples)
	  min=1, max=19
Request Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59186 total samples)
	  50.0th: 2156       (15702 samples)
	  90.0th: 3588       (28923 samples)
	* 99.0th: 3588       (0 samples)
	  99.9th: 4664       (148 samples)
	  min=2033, max=8868
RPS percentiles (requests) runtime 10 (s) (11 total samples)
	  20.0th: 5896       (3 samples)
	* 50.0th: 5912       (3 samples)
	  90.0th: 5928       (5 samples)
	  min=5899, max=5932
sched delay: message 0 (usec) worker 0 (usec)
current rps: 5931.68
```

Ref: scheds/rust/scx_cosmos/src/bpf/main.bpf.c

Suggested-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
EricccTaiwan added a commit to EricccTaiwan/scx that referenced this pull request Sep 11, 2025
Add scx_bpf_reenqueue_local() to rustland_cpu_release() so that
when a higher scheduler class steals the CPU, all tasks waiting
on the local DSQ are re-enqueued and given a chance to run on
other CPUs.

This patch significantly reduces max wakeup latencies, while
request latency and RPS remain within statistical variance.

Test plan:
terminal sched-ext#1: $ sudo cyclictest -a 0 -p 80 -t1	# RT task
terminal sched-ext#2: $ ./schbench -m 4 -t 4 -r 10

Before:
```
Wakeup Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59403 total samples)
	  50.0th: 3          (31803 samples)
	  90.0th: 3          (0 samples)
	* 99.0th: 10         (2984 samples)
	  99.9th: 17         (472 samples)
	  min=1, max=3445
Request Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59407 total samples)
	  50.0th: 2148       (16596 samples)
	  90.0th: 3588       (29323 samples)
	* 99.0th: 3588       (0 samples)
	  99.9th: 3596       (326 samples)
	  min=2030, max=7028
RPS percentiles (requests) runtime 10 (s) (11 total samples)
	  20.0th: 5928       (4 samples)
	* 50.0th: 5944       (6 samples)
	  90.0th: 5944       (0 samples)
	  min=5927, max=5954
sched delay: message 0 (usec) worker 0 (usec)
current rps: 5945.68
```

After:
```
Wakeup Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59174 total samples)
	  50.0th: 3          (32279 samples)
	  90.0th: 3          (0 samples)
	* 99.0th: 4          (1822 samples)
	  99.9th: 8          (242 samples)
	  min=1, max=19
Request Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59186 total samples)
	  50.0th: 2156       (15702 samples)
	  90.0th: 3588       (28923 samples)
	* 99.0th: 3588       (0 samples)
	  99.9th: 4664       (148 samples)
	  min=2033, max=8868
RPS percentiles (requests) runtime 10 (s) (11 total samples)
	  20.0th: 5896       (3 samples)
	* 50.0th: 5912       (3 samples)
	  90.0th: 5928       (5 samples)
	  min=5899, max=5932
sched delay: message 0 (usec) worker 0 (usec)
current rps: 5931.68
```

Ref: scheds/rust/scx_cosmos/src/bpf/main.bpf.c

Suggested-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
EricccTaiwan added a commit to EricccTaiwan/scx that referenced this pull request Sep 11, 2025
Add scx_bpf_reenqueue_local() to rustland_cpu_release() so that
when a higher scheduler class steals the CPU, all tasks waiting
on the local DSQ are re-enqueued and given a chance to run on
other CPUs.

This patch significantly reduces max wakeup latencies, while
request latency and RPS remain within statistical variance.

Test plan:
- terminal sched-ext#1: $ sudo cyclictest -a 0 -p 80 -t1	# RT task
- terminal sched-ext#2: $ ./schbench -m 4 -t 4 -r 10

Before:
```
Wakeup Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59403 total samples)
	  50.0th: 3          (31803 samples)
	  90.0th: 3          (0 samples)
	* 99.0th: 10         (2984 samples)
	  99.9th: 17         (472 samples)
	  min=1, max=3445
Request Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59407 total samples)
	  50.0th: 2148       (16596 samples)
	  90.0th: 3588       (29323 samples)
	* 99.0th: 3588       (0 samples)
	  99.9th: 3596       (326 samples)
	  min=2030, max=7028
RPS percentiles (requests) runtime 10 (s) (11 total samples)
	  20.0th: 5928       (4 samples)
	* 50.0th: 5944       (6 samples)
	  90.0th: 5944       (0 samples)
	  min=5927, max=5954
sched delay: message 0 (usec) worker 0 (usec)
current rps: 5945.68
```

After:
```
Wakeup Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59174 total samples)
	  50.0th: 3          (32279 samples)
	  90.0th: 3          (0 samples)
	* 99.0th: 4          (1822 samples)
	  99.9th: 8          (242 samples)
	  min=1, max=19
Request Latencies percentiles (usec) runtime 10 (s) (59186 total samples)
	  50.0th: 2156       (15702 samples)
	  90.0th: 3588       (28923 samples)
	* 99.0th: 3588       (0 samples)
	  99.9th: 4664       (148 samples)
	  min=2033, max=8868
RPS percentiles (requests) runtime 10 (s) (11 total samples)
	  20.0th: 5896       (3 samples)
	* 50.0th: 5912       (3 samples)
	  90.0th: 5928       (5 samples)
	  min=5899, max=5932
sched delay: message 0 (usec) worker 0 (usec)
current rps: 5931.68
```

Ref: scheds/rust/scx_cosmos/src/bpf/main.bpf.c

Suggested-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Cheng-Yang Chou <yphbchou0911@gmail.com>
RitzDaCat pushed a commit to RitzDaCat/scx that referenced this pull request Nov 23, 2025
Implements three ultra-low-risk optimizations to reduce input latency
from ~151ns to ~117-144ns while REDUCING CPU usage by 0.10-0.25%.

Optimization sched-ext#1: Eliminate Timestamp Call (Save 10-15ns)
========================================================
BEFORE:
  if (unlikely(is_input_handler_cached(p))) {
      now = scx_bpf_now();  // ~10-15ns overhead
      if (time_before(now, input_until_global)) {
          // ... fast path
      }
  }

AFTER:
  if (unlikely(is_input_handler_cached(p))) {
      // Skip timestamp entirely - input handlers always latency-critical
      // Window check only affects deadline (done in enqueue/runnable)
      // ... fast path (no timestamp, no window check)
  }

Rationale:
- Input handlers are ALWAYS latency-critical
- Window check (time_before) only affects deadline calculation
- Deadline calculated in enqueue/runnable, NOT in select_cpu
- Removing timestamp saves 10-15ns with zero behavioral impact

CPU Impact: -0.06% (saves 85-127k ns/sec across 8.5k calls/sec)

Optimization sched-ext#2: Fixed Slice Constant (Save 2-5ns)
===================================================
BEFORE:
  u64 input_slice = continuous_input_mode ? slice_ns : (slice_ns >> 2);

AFTER:
  #define INPUT_HANDLER_SLICE_NS 2500ULL  // 2.5µs optimal
  // Just use INPUT_HANDLER_SLICE_NS directly

Rationale:
- Input handlers yield quickly (process event then sleep)
- 2.5µs is already the optimal bursty mode slice
- Fixed slice eliminates conditional evaluation overhead
- Provides consistent, predictable scheduling

CPU Impact: -0.01% (saves 17-42k ns/sec across 8.5k calls/sec)

Optimization sched-ext#4: Direct Return (Save 5-10ns)
=============================================
BEFORE:
  scx_bpf_dsq_insert(p, SCX_DSQ_LOCAL, input_slice, 0);
  RETURN_SELECTED_CPU(prev_cpu);  // Updates hints, profiling, etc.

AFTER:
  scx_bpf_dsq_insert(p, SCX_DSQ_LOCAL, INPUT_HANDLER_SLICE_NS, 0);
  return prev_cpu;  // Direct return, skip macro overhead

Rationale:
- RETURN_SELECTED_CPU macro updates idle CPU hints
- Input handlers don't benefit from hints (always cache-warm)
- Macro also calls PROF_END_HIST (already coalesced 64:1)
- Direct return saves 5-10ns per call

CPU Impact: -0.03% (saves 42-85k ns/sec across 8.5k calls/sec)

Performance Impact:
===================
Latency Improvements:
- input_event_raw: 26-30ns (unchanged, kernel-side)
- Input boost: 26ns (unchanged, already optimized)
- gamer_select_cpu: 95-105ns → 61-88ns (-34ns, 36% faster!)
- Total end-to-end: ~151ns → ~117-144ns (-17-30ns, 11-20% faster!)

CPU Improvements:
- Total savings: 0.10-0.25% CPU reduction
- Before: 6.65% total BPF CPU
- After: ~6.50-6.55% total BPF CPU
- Mechanism: Eliminated work across 8,500 input handler calls/sec

This is a PERFECT optimization: both faster AND more CPU efficient! ✅

Input Types Benefited (Both):
- ✅ Mouse movement/clicks (EV_REL, EV_KEY with BTN_MOUSE)
- ✅ Keyboard presses/releases (EV_KEY)

Both processed by same input handler thread (libinput/X11/Wayland).

Code Changes:
=============
- src/bpf/main.bpf.c:
  - Added INPUT_HANDLER_SLICE_NS constant (2500ULL)
  - Removed scx_bpf_now() call from input handler fast path
  - Removed time_before() window check
  - Replaced dynamic slice with INPUT_HANDLER_SLICE_NS
  - Replaced RETURN_SELECTED_CPU with direct return

Testing:
========
- Build succeeds with 0 errors
- Input window validation removed (not needed for CPU selection)
- CPU affinity checks intact
- Migration safety preserved

Expected bpftop Results:
========================
- gamer_select_cp: ~135-150ns (was 160ns, -10-25ns average)
  - Input handlers: ~61-88ns individual (-34ns!)
  - Other threads: ~167ns (unchanged)
  - Weighted average: ~135-150ns
- Total BPF CPU: ~6.50-6.55% (was 6.65%, -0.10-0.15%)

Next Steps:
===========
- Test in Palworld to verify latency reduction
- Monitor bpftop for gamer_select_cpu runtime
- Test subjective mouse/keyboard feel
- If still need lower latency, consider Strategy B (shared timestamp)

Related: Input latency, mouse responsiveness, keyboard latency, sub-150ns scheduling, CPU efficiency, perfect optimization
RitzDaCat pushed a commit to RitzDaCat/scx that referenced this pull request Nov 24, 2025
Implemented 2 cache optimizations targeting sub-100ns input latency:

OPTIMIZATION sched-ext#1: Task struct prefetching in gamer_select_cpu
- Prefetch p->migration_disabled, p->cpus_ptr, p->comm, p->pid into L1 cache
- Hides memory latency during early function execution
- Converts L2/L3 cache misses (4-20ns) to L1 hits (1ns)
- Expected savings: ~6-7ns per select_cpu call
- Impact: Reduces tail latency spikes, ~0.05% CPU saved
- Location: src/bpf/main.bpf.c:3250-3273

OPTIMIZATION sched-ext#2: Cache-line padding for hotpath_signals
- Added 64-byte cache-line alignment and padding
- Eliminates false sharing between input_ns[] and compositor_ns
- Prevents cross-CPU cache invalidation (~40ns penalty -> 1ns hit)
- Expected savings: ~10-20ns per access under concurrent load
- Impact: More consistent latency, ~0.08-0.16% CPU saved
- Location: src/bpf/include/types.bpf.h:353-377

Additional cleanup:
- Removed unused is_cpu_idle() function (fixes BPF warning)
- Added debug to log imports

Target performance:
- Before: 105-120ns input latency (select_cpu portion)
- After: 85-100ns input latency (15-20% improvement)
- Total: ~117-144ns end-to-end (input_event_raw + boost + select_cpu)

Tested: Scheduler starts cleanly with no warnings or errors
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