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sched_ext: Defer sub_kset base put to scx_sched_free_rcu_work
authorTejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Mon, 11 May 2026 23:18:23 +0000 (13:18 -1000)
committerTejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Tue, 12 May 2026 21:28:56 +0000 (11:28 -1000)
commitcceb874eee46fe4b3d3c6c496f19125d9a3a9a8f
tree0e95ed7f1013afcc60734dd84ceac95ca84c8b6a
parentb273b75b8d677aea06dd06d80b61b3bb06e94680
sched_ext: Defer sub_kset base put to scx_sched_free_rcu_work

scx_sub_enable_workfn() pins parent->kobj before dropping scx_sched_lock,
but that does not pin parent->sub_kset. Concurrent disable can
kset_unregister and free sub_kset before scx_alloc_and_add_sched()
dereferences it.

Split sub_kset teardown: kobject_del() at disable keeps sysfs removal; defer
kobject_put() to scx_sched_free_rcu_work so the memory survives. A racing
child sees state_in_sysfs=0 with valid memory, sysfs_create_dir() fails, and
the existing exit_kind gate in scx_link_sched() turns it away with -ENOENT.

Fixes: 411d3ef1a705 ("sched_ext: Unregister sub_kset on scheduler disable")
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
kernel/sched/ext.c