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Linus Torvalds 8f7c8b88bd sched_ext: Change for v6.13
- Improve the default select_cpu() implementation making it topology aware
   and handle WAKE_SYNC better.
 
 - set_arg_maybe_null() was used to inform the verifier which ops args could
   be NULL in a rather hackish way. Use the new __nullable CFI stub tags
   instead.
 
 - On Sapphire Rapids multi-socket systems, a BPF scheduler, by hammering on
   the same queue across sockets, could live-lock the system to the point
   where the system couldn't make reasonable forward progress. This could
   lead to soft-lockup triggered resets or stalling out bypass mode switch
   and thus BPF scheduler ejection for tens of minutes if not hours. After
   trying a number of mitigations, the following set worked reliably:
 
   - Injecting artificial cpu_relax() loops in two places while sched_ext is
     trying to turn on the bypass mode.
 
   - Triggering scheduler ejection when soft-lockup detection is imminent (a
     quarter of threshold left).
 
   While not the prettiest, the impact both in terms of code complexity and
   overhead is minimal.
 
 - A common complaint on the API is the overuse of the word "dispatch" and
   the confusion around "consume". This is due to how the dispatch queues
   became more generic over time. Rename the affected kfuncs for clarity.
   Thanks to BPF's compatibility features, this change can be made in a way
   that's both forward and backward compatible. The compatibility code will
   be dropped in a few releases.
 
 - Pull sched_ext/for-6.12-fixes to receive a prerequisite change. Other misc
   changes.
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Merge tag 'sched_ext-for-6.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/sched_ext

Pull sched_ext updates from Tejun Heo:

 - Improve the default select_cpu() implementation making it topology
   aware and handle WAKE_SYNC better.

 - set_arg_maybe_null() was used to inform the verifier which ops args
   could be NULL in a rather hackish way. Use the new __nullable CFI
   stub tags instead.

 - On Sapphire Rapids multi-socket systems, a BPF scheduler, by
   hammering on the same queue across sockets, could live-lock the
   system to the point where the system couldn't make reasonable forward
   progress.

   This could lead to soft-lockup triggered resets or stalling out
   bypass mode switch and thus BPF scheduler ejection for tens of
   minutes if not hours. After trying a number of mitigations, the
   following set worked reliably:

     - Injecting artificial cpu_relax() loops in two places while
       sched_ext is trying to turn on the bypass mode.

     - Triggering scheduler ejection when soft-lockup detection is
       imminent (a quarter of threshold left).

   While not the prettiest, the impact both in terms of code complexity
   and overhead is minimal.

 - A common complaint on the API is the overuse of the word "dispatch"
   and the confusion around "consume". This is due to how the dispatch
   queues became more generic over time. Rename the affected kfuncs for
   clarity. Thanks to BPF's compatibility features, this change can be
   made in a way that's both forward and backward compatible. The
   compatibility code will be dropped in a few releases.

 - Other misc changes

* tag 'sched_ext-for-6.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/sched_ext: (21 commits)
  sched_ext: Replace scx_next_task_picked() with switch_class() in comment
  sched_ext: Rename scx_bpf_dispatch[_vtime]_from_dsq*() -> scx_bpf_dsq_move[_vtime]*()
  sched_ext: Rename scx_bpf_consume() to scx_bpf_dsq_move_to_local()
  sched_ext: Rename scx_bpf_dispatch[_vtime]() to scx_bpf_dsq_insert[_vtime]()
  sched_ext: scx_bpf_dispatch_from_dsq_set_*() are allowed from unlocked context
  sched_ext: add a missing rcu_read_lock/unlock pair at scx_select_cpu_dfl()
  sched_ext: Clarify sched_ext_ops table for userland scheduler
  sched_ext: Enable the ops breather and eject BPF scheduler on softlockup
  sched_ext: Avoid live-locking bypass mode switching
  sched_ext: Fix incorrect use of bitwise AND
  sched_ext: Do not enable LLC/NUMA optimizations when domains overlap
  sched_ext: Introduce NUMA awareness to the default idle selection policy
  sched_ext: Replace set_arg_maybe_null() with __nullable CFI stub tags
  sched_ext: Rename CFI stubs to names that are recognized by BPF
  sched_ext: Introduce LLC awareness to the default idle selection policy
  sched_ext: Clarify ops.select_cpu() for single-CPU tasks
  sched_ext: improve WAKE_SYNC behavior for default idle CPU selection
  sched_ext: Use btf_ids to resolve task_struct
  sched/ext: Use tg_cgroup() to elieminate duplicate code
  sched/ext: Fix unmatch trailing comment of CONFIG_EXT_GROUP_SCHED
  ...
2024-11-20 10:08:00 -08:00
arch Probes update for v6.13: 2024-11-20 09:36:05 -08:00
block for-6.13/block-20241118 2024-11-18 16:50:08 -08:00
certs sign-file,extract-cert: use pkcs11 provider for OPENSSL MAJOR >= 3 2024-09-20 19:52:48 +03:00
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Documentation sched_ext: Change for v6.13 2024-11-20 10:08:00 -08:00
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io_uring A rather large update for timekeeping and timers: 2024-11-19 16:35:06 -08:00
ipc fdget(), more trivial conversions 2024-11-03 01:28:06 -05:00
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lib A rather large update for timekeeping and timers: 2024-11-19 16:35:06 -08:00
LICENSES LICENSES: add 0BSD license text 2024-09-01 20:43:24 -07:00
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net A rather large update for timekeeping and timers: 2024-11-19 16:35:06 -08:00
rust Locking changes for v6.13 are: 2024-11-19 12:43:11 -08:00
samples - Log and handle twp new AMD-specific MCA registers: SYND1 and SYND2 and 2024-11-19 12:04:51 -08:00
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virt the bulk of struct fd memory safety stuff 2024-11-18 12:24:06 -08:00
.clang-format clang-format: Update with v6.11-rc1's for_each macro list 2024-08-02 13:20:31 +02:00
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.gitignore Kbuild updates for v6.12 2024-09-24 13:02:06 -07:00
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CREDITS cgroup: Changes for v6.13 2024-11-20 09:54:49 -08:00
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Makefile Linux 6.12 2024-11-17 14:15:08 -08:00
README README: Fix spelling 2024-03-18 03:36:32 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.