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Re: [PATCH RESEND] sched: Convert paravirt_steal to new static key APIs
- To: Hongyan Xia <hongyan.xia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- From: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:16:40 +0530
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- Delivery-date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:44:28 +0000
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Hi Hongyan.
On 8/19/26 1:42 PM, Hongyan Xia wrote:
From: Hongyan Xia <hongyan.xia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
paravirt_steal_rq_enabled and paravirt_steal_enabled use raw static_key
APIs which are now deprecated. Use the new API instead.
No functional change.
FWIW, looks good to me. One minor nit.
Reviewed-by: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hongyan Xia <hongyan.xia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
---
Changed in RESEND:
- Separate the original series into individual patches. They aren't easy
to review as a series.
arch/arm64/kernel/paravirt.c | 4 ++--
arch/loongarch/kernel/paravirt.c | 4 ++--
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 4 ++--
arch/riscv/kernel/paravirt.c | 4 ++--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 4 ++--
arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c | 4 ++--
drivers/xen/time.c | 4 ++--
include/linux/sched/cputime.h | 6 +++---
kernel/sched/core.c | 4 ++--
kernel/sched/cputime.c | 4 ++--
10 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/paravirt.c
index 572efb96b23f..30bf61d031eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ int __init pv_time_init(void)
static_call_update(pv_steal_clock, para_steal_clock);
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
if (steal_acc)
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
pr_info("using stolen time PV\n");
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/loongarch/kernel/paravirt.c
index 10821cce554c..e8965a3f8082 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ int __init pv_time_init(void)
static_call_update(pv_steal_clock, paravt_steal_clock);
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
if (steal_acc)
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
#endif
if (static_key_enabled(&virt_preempt_key))
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
index 1223dc961242..8dcbc4bb7025 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
@@ -852,9 +852,9 @@ static void __init pSeries_setup_arch(void)
static_branch_enable(&shared_processor);
pv_spinlocks_init();
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
if (steal_acc)
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
#endif
}
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/paravirt.c
index 5f56be79cd06..9c13a6f1ea2a 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ int __init pv_time_init(void)
static_call_update(pv_steal_clock, pv_time_steal_clock);
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
if (steal_acc)
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
pr_info("Computing paravirt steal-time\n");
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 34b73573b108..f7ab9e7902cf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ static int vmware_cpu_down_prepare(unsigned int cpu)
static __init int activate_jump_labels(void)
{
if (has_steal_clock) {
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
if (steal_acc)
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
}
return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index dcef84da304b..d3dcd64f22c2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -1052,9 +1052,9 @@ const __initconst struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_kvm = {
static __init int activate_jump_labels(void)
{
if (has_steal_clock) {
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
if (steal_acc)
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
}
return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/xen/time.c b/drivers/xen/time.c
index a2be0a4d45b0..a02d48a2aa68 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/time.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/time.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void __init xen_time_setup_guest(void)
static_call_update(pv_steal_clock, xen_steal_clock);
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_enabled);
if (xen_runstate_remote)
- static_key_slow_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
+ static_branch_inc(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled);
}
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/cputime.h b/include/linux/sched/cputime.h
index e90efaf6d26e..694126411dfe 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/cputime.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/cputime.h
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ extern unsigned long long
task_sched_runtime(struct task_struct *task);
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
-struct static_key;
-extern struct static_key paravirt_steal_enabled;
-extern struct static_key paravirt_steal_rq_enabled;
+#include <linux/jump_label.h>
nit:
This looks bit odd to see includes in the middle. I know it is including
only if necessary.
maybe worth an unconditional include in the beginning?
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(paravirt_steal_enabled);
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(paravirt_steal_rq_enabled);
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_PV_STEAL_CLOCK_GEN
u64 dummy_steal_clock(int cpu);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 5c07d53e43b5..84d090581a08 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ struct rq *_task_rq_lock(struct task_struct *p, struct
rq_flags *rf)
/* Use CONFIG_PARAVIRT as this will avoid more #ifdef in arch code. */
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
-struct static_key paravirt_steal_rq_enabled;
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(paravirt_steal_rq_enabled);
#endif
static void update_rq_clock_task(struct rq *rq, s64 delta)
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static void update_rq_clock_task(struct rq *rq, s64 delta)
}
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
- if (static_key_false((¶virt_steal_rq_enabled))) {
+ if (static_branch_unlikely(¶virt_steal_rq_enabled)) {
u64 prev_steal;
steal = prev_steal = paravirt_steal_clock(cpu_of(rq));
diff --git a/kernel/sched/cputime.c b/kernel/sched/cputime.c
index 06bddaa738e5..f16970ca81d0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cputime.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cputime.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void __account_forceidle_time(struct task_struct *p, u64
delta)
* occasion account more time than the calling functions think elapsed.
*/
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
-struct static_key paravirt_steal_enabled;
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(paravirt_steal_enabled);
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_PV_STEAL_CLOCK_GEN
static u64 native_steal_clock(int cpu)
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ DEFINE_STATIC_CALL(pv_steal_clock, native_steal_clock);
static __always_inline u64 steal_account_process_time(u64 maxtime)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
- if (static_key_false(¶virt_steal_enabled)) {
+ if (static_branch_unlikely(¶virt_steal_enabled)) {
u64 steal;
steal = paravirt_steal_clock(smp_processor_id());
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