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yaml
---
r: 178031
b: refs/heads/master
c: 3802290
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  178029: 7e52232
  178027: ee6bb71
  178023: 48093d7
  178015: 34f0146
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: e2912009fb7b715728311b0d8fe327a1432b3f79
+refs/heads/master: 3802290628348674985d14914f9bfee7b9084548

trunk/kernel/sched.c

@@ -2322,7 +2322,7 @@ void task_oncpu_function_call(struct task_struct *p,
  *
  *  - fork, @p is stable because it isn't on the tasklist yet
  *
- *  - exec, @p is unstable XXX
+ *  - exec, @p is unstable, retry loop
  *
  *  - wake-up, we serialize ->cpus_allowed against TASK_WAKING so
  *             we should be good.
@@ -3132,21 +3132,36 @@ static void double_rq_unlock(struct rq *rq1, struct rq *rq2)
 }
 
 /*
- * If dest_cpu is allowed for this process, migrate the task to it.
- * This is accomplished by forcing the cpu_allowed mask to only
- * allow dest_cpu, which will force the cpu onto dest_cpu. Then
- * the cpu_allowed mask is restored.
+ * sched_exec - execve() is a valuable balancing opportunity, because at
+ * this point the task has the smallest effective memory and cache footprint.
  */
-static void sched_migrate_task(struct task_struct *p, int dest_cpu)
+void sched_exec(void)
 {
+	struct task_struct *p = current;
 	struct migration_req req;
+	int dest_cpu, this_cpu;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct rq *rq;
 
+again:
+	this_cpu = get_cpu();
+	dest_cpu = select_task_rq(p, SD_BALANCE_EXEC, 0);
+	if (dest_cpu == this_cpu) {
+		put_cpu();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	rq = task_rq_lock(p, &flags);
+	put_cpu();
+
+	/*
+	 * select_task_rq() can race against ->cpus_allowed
+	 */
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(dest_cpu, &p->cpus_allowed)
-	    || unlikely(!cpu_active(dest_cpu)))
-		goto out;
+	    || unlikely(!cpu_active(dest_cpu))) {
+		task_rq_unlock(rq, &flags);
+		goto again;
+	}
 
 	/* force the process onto the specified CPU */
 	if (migrate_task(p, dest_cpu, &req)) {
@@ -3161,23 +3176,9 @@ static void sched_migrate_task(struct task_struct *p, int dest_cpu)
 
 		return;
 	}
-out:
 	task_rq_unlock(rq, &flags);
 }
 
-/*
- * sched_exec - execve() is a valuable balancing opportunity, because at
- * this point the task has the smallest effective memory and cache footprint.
- */
-void sched_exec(void)
-{
-	int new_cpu, this_cpu = get_cpu();
-	new_cpu = select_task_rq(current, SD_BALANCE_EXEC, 0);
-	put_cpu();
-	if (new_cpu != this_cpu)
-		sched_migrate_task(current, new_cpu);
-}
-
 /*
  * pull_task - move a task from a remote runqueue to the local runqueue.
  * Both runqueues must be locked.