Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: sync expires_seq in distribute_cfs_runtime()

[Xunlei Pang <xlpang@linux.alibaba.com>]

On 7/31/18 1:55 AM, Cong Wang wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 10:29 PM Xunlei Pang <xlpang@linux.alibaba.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Cong,
>>
>> On 7/28/18 8:24 AM, Cong Wang wrote:
>>> Each time we sync cfs_rq->runtime_expires with cfs_b->runtime_expires,
>>> we should sync its ->expires_seq too. However it is missing
>>> for distribute_cfs_runtime(), especially the slack timer call path.
>>
>> I don't think it's a problem, as expires_seq will get synced in
>> assign_cfs_rq_runtime().
> 
> Sure, but there is a small window during which they are not synced.
> Why do you want to wait until the next assign_cfs_rq_runtime() when
> you already know runtime_expires is synced?
> 
> Also, expire_cfs_rq_runtime() is called before assign_cfs_rq_runtime()
> inside __account_cfs_rq_runtime(), which means the check of
> cfs_rq->expires_seq is not accurate for unthrottling case if the clock
> drift happens soon enough?
> 

expire_cfs_rq_runtime():
    if (cfs_rq->expires_seq == cfs_b->expires_seq) {
        /* extend local deadline, drift is bounded above by 2 ticks */
        cfs_rq->runtime_expires += TICK_NSEC;
    } else {
        /* global deadline is ahead, expiration has passed */
        cfs_rq->runtime_remaining = 0;
    }

So if clock drift happens soon, then expires_seq decides the correct
thing we should do: if cfs_b->expires_seq advanced, then clear the stale
cfs_rq->runtime_remaining from the slack timer of the past period, then
assign_cfs_rq_runtime() will refresh them afterwards, otherwise it is a
real clock drift. I am still not getting where the race is?