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| author | Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev> | 2026-02-13 10:21:36 -0800 |
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| committer | Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> | 2026-02-13 09:09:39 -1000 |
| commit | 0b82cc331d2e23537670878c62c19ee3f4147a93 (patch) | |
| tree | 4b02e6ee3c65ab1c91ee11aa7bc5cb6dc40f8885 /tools/perf/lib/Documentation/tutorial/git@git.tavy.me:linux.git | |
| parent | 048714d9df73a724d3f84b587f1110963e32f9b3 (diff) | |
selftests/sched_ext: Fix rt_stall flaky failure
The rt_stall test measures the runtime ratio between an EXT and an RT
task pinned to the same CPU, verifying that the deadline server prevents
RT tasks from starving SCHED_EXT tasks. It expects the EXT task to get
at least 4% of CPU time.
The test is flaky because sched_stress_test() calls sleep(RUN_TIME)
immediately after fork(), without waiting for the RT child to complete
its setup (set_affinity + set_sched). If the RT child experiences
scheduling latency before completing setup, that delay eats into the
measurement window: the RT child runs for less than RUN_TIME seconds,
and the EXT task's measured ratio drops below the 4% threshold.
For example, in the failing CI run [1]:
EXT=0.140s RT=4.750s total=4.890s (expected ~5.0s)
ratio=2.86% < 4% → FAIL
The 110ms gap (5.0 - 4.89) corresponds to the RT child's setup time
being counted inside the measurement window, during which fewer
deadline server ticks fire for the EXT task.
Fix by using pipes to synchronize: each child signals the parent after
completing its setup, and the parent waits for both signals before
starting sleep(RUN_TIME). This ensures the measurement window only
counts time when both tasks are fully configured and competing.
[1] https://github.com/kernel-patches/bpf/actions/runs/21961895809/job/63442490449
Fixes: be621a76341c ("selftests/sched_ext: Add test for sched_ext dl_server")
Assisted-by: claude-opus-4-6-v1
Signed-off-by: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
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