linux/kernel
Peter Williams 0a565f7919 [PATCH] sched: fix bug in __migrate_task()
Problem:

In the function __migrate_task(), deactivate_task() followed by
activate_task() is used to move the task from one run queue to
another.  This has two undesirable effects:

1. The task's priority is recalculated. (Nowhere else in the
scheduler code is the priority recalculated for a change of CPU.)

2. The task's time stamp is set to the current time.  At the very least,
this makes the adjustment of the time stamp before the call to
deactivate_task() redundant but I believe the problem is more serious
as the time stamp now holds the time of the queue change instead of
the time at which the task was woken.  In addition, unless dest_rq is
the same queue as "current" is on the time stamp could be inaccurate
due to inter CPU drift.

Solution:

Replace the call to activate_task() with one to __activate_task().

Signed-off-by: Peter Williams <pwil3058@bigpond.net.au>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-07-10 13:24:13 -07:00
..
irq Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulus/powerpc 2006-07-03 15:28:34 -07:00
power remove obsolete swsusp_encrypt 2006-06-30 18:59:59 +02:00
time [PATCH] time: rename clocksource functions 2006-06-26 09:58:21 -07:00
.gitignore gitignore: ignore more generated files 2006-01-03 11:35:26 +01:00
acct.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
audit.c [NETLINK]: Encapsulate eff_cap usage within security framework. 2006-06-29 16:57:55 -07:00
audit.h [PATCH] add rule filterkey 2006-07-01 05:43:06 -04:00
auditfilter.c [PATCH] audit syscall classes 2006-07-01 07:44:10 -04:00
auditsc.c [PATCH] audit: support for object context filters 2006-07-01 05:44:19 -04:00
capability.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
compat.c [PATCH] N32 sigset and __COMPAT_ENDIAN_SWAP__ 2006-06-25 10:01:15 -07:00
configs.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
cpu.c [PATCH] cpu hotplug: make [un]register_cpu_notifier init time only 2006-06-27 17:32:41 -07:00
cpuset.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
dma.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
exec_domain.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
exit.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
extable.c [PATCH] symbol_put_addr() locks kernel 2006-05-15 11:20:55 -07:00
fork.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
futex_compat.c [PATCH] pi-futex: futex_lock_pi/futex_unlock_pi support 2006-06-27 17:32:47 -07:00
futex.c [PATCH] lockdep: annotate futex 2006-07-03 15:27:06 -07:00
hrtimer.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
itimer.c [PATCH] hrtimers: remove data field 2006-03-26 08:57:03 -08:00
kallsyms.c [PATCH] fix missing includes 2005-10-30 17:37:32 -08:00
Kconfig.hz [PATCH] i386: Selectable Frequency of the Timer Interrupt 2005-06-23 09:45:10 -07:00
Kconfig.preempt [PATCH] sched: voluntary kernel preemption 2005-06-25 16:24:45 -07:00
kexec.c [POWERPC] Add the use of the firmware soft-reset-nmi to kdump. 2006-06-28 15:18:52 +10:00
kfifo.c [PATCH] gfp flags annotations - part 1 2005-10-08 15:00:57 -07:00
kmod.c [PATCH] lockdep: annotate on-stack completions 2006-07-03 15:27:09 -07:00
kprobes.c [PATCH] Notify page fault call chain 2006-06-26 09:58:22 -07:00
ksysfs.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
kthread.c [PATCH] kthread: move kernel-doc and put it into DocBook 2006-06-25 10:01:24 -07:00
lockdep_internals.h [PATCH] lockdep: core 2006-07-03 15:27:03 -07:00
lockdep_proc.c [PATCH] lockdep: procfs 2006-07-03 15:27:04 -07:00
lockdep.c [PATCH] lockdep: allow read_lock() recursion of same class 2006-07-03 15:27:04 -07:00
Makefile [PATCH] lockdep: prove spinlock rwlock locking correctness 2006-07-03 15:27:04 -07:00
module.c [PATCH] lockdep: core 2006-07-03 15:27:03 -07:00
mutex-debug.c [PATCH] lockdep: prove mutex locking correctness 2006-07-03 15:27:04 -07:00
mutex-debug.h [PATCH] lockdep: better lock debugging 2006-07-03 15:27:01 -07:00
mutex.c [PATCH] lockdep: prove mutex locking correctness 2006-07-03 15:27:04 -07:00
mutex.h [PATCH] lockdep: prove mutex locking correctness 2006-07-03 15:27:04 -07:00
panic.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
params.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
pid.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
posix-cpu-timers.c [PATCH] arm_timer: remove a racy and obsolete PF_EXITING check 2006-06-17 10:52:13 -07:00
posix-timers.c [PATCH] hrtimers: remove data field 2006-03-26 08:57:03 -08:00
printk.c [PATCH] lockdep: do not recurse in printk 2006-07-03 15:27:05 -07:00
profile.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
ptrace.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
rcupdate.c [PATCH] lockdep: locking init debugging improvement 2006-07-03 15:27:02 -07:00
rcutorture.c [PATCH] rcutorture: add call_rcu_bh() operations 2006-06-27 17:32:40 -07:00
relay.c [PATCH] relay: consolidate sendfile() and read() code 2006-03-23 19:58:45 +01:00
resource.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
rtmutex_common.h [PATCH] pi-futex: futex_lock_pi/futex_unlock_pi support 2006-06-27 17:32:47 -07:00
rtmutex-debug.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
rtmutex-debug.h [PATCH] lockdep: better lock debugging 2006-07-03 15:27:01 -07:00
rtmutex-tester.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
rtmutex.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
rtmutex.h [PATCH] lockdep: better lock debugging 2006-07-03 15:27:01 -07:00
rwsem.c [PATCH] lockdep: prove rwsem locking correctness 2006-07-03 15:27:04 -07:00
sched.c [PATCH] sched: fix bug in __migrate_task() 2006-07-10 13:24:13 -07:00
seccomp.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
signal.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial 2006-06-30 15:39:30 -07:00
softirq.c [PATCH] lockdep: irqtrace subsystem, move account_system_vtime() calls into kernel/softirq.c 2006-07-03 15:27:10 -07:00
softlockup.c [PATCH] cpu hotplug: revert initdata patch submitted for 2.6.17 2006-06-27 17:32:41 -07:00
spinlock.c [PATCH] lockdep: prove spinlock rwlock locking correctness 2006-07-03 15:27:04 -07:00
stacktrace.c [PATCH] lockdep: stacktrace subsystem, core 2006-07-03 15:27:02 -07:00
stop_machine.c [PATCH] revert "kthread: convert stop_machine into a kthread" 2006-07-03 21:25:20 -07:00
sys_ni.c [PATCH] sys_move_pages: 32bit support (i386, x86_64) 2006-06-23 07:42:53 -07:00
sys.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
sysctl.c [PATCH] ZVC/zone_reclaim: Leave 1% of unmapped pagecache pages for file I/O 2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
time.c [PATCH] Time: Introduce arch generic time accessors 2006-06-26 09:58:20 -07:00
timer.c [PATCH] sched: cleanup, remove task_t, convert to struct task_struct 2006-07-03 15:27:11 -07:00
uid16.c [PATCH] Add more prevent_tail_call() 2006-04-19 16:27:18 -07:00
unwind.c [PATCH] x86_64: allow unwinder to build without module support 2006-06-26 10:48:18 -07:00
user.c [PATCH] selinux: add hooks for key subsystem 2006-06-22 15:05:55 -07:00
wait.c [PATCH] lockdep: annotate waitqueues 2006-07-03 15:27:07 -07:00
workqueue.c Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davej/cpufreq 2006-07-04 14:00:26 -07:00