[RFC][PATCH 6/8] sched/fair: Add newidle balance to pick_task_fair()
From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 06:48:37 EST
With commit 50653216e4ff ("sched: Add support to pick functions to
take rf") removing the balance callback, the pick_task() callback is
in charge of newidle balancing.
This means pick_task_fair() should do so too. This hasn't been a
problem in practise because pick_next_task_fair() is used. However,
since we'll be removing that one shortly, make sure pick_next_task()
is up to scratch.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/fair.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8892,16 +8892,18 @@ static void wakeup_preempt_fair(struct r
}
static struct task_struct *pick_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct rq_flags *rf)
+ __must_hold(__rq_lockp(rq))
{
struct sched_entity *se;
struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq;
struct task_struct *p;
bool throttled;
+ int new_tasks;
again:
cfs_rq = &rq->cfs;
if (!cfs_rq->nr_queued)
- return NULL;
+ goto idle;
throttled = false;
@@ -8922,6 +8924,14 @@ static struct task_struct *pick_task_fai
if (unlikely(throttled))
task_throttle_setup_work(p);
return p;
+
+idle:
+ new_tasks = sched_balance_newidle(rq, rf);
+ if (new_tasks < 0)
+ return RETRY_TASK;
+ if (new_tasks > 0)
+ goto again;
+ return NULL;
}
static void __set_next_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, bool first);
@@ -9011,6 +9021,7 @@ pick_next_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struc
static struct task_struct *
fair_server_pick_task(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, struct rq_flags *rf)
+ __must_hold(__rq_lockp(dl_se->rq))
{
return pick_task_fair(dl_se->rq, rf);
}