ble() failure and scx_disable_workfn(). Keep bypass on.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

Based on my comprehensive analysis, here is my determination:

## **YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees.

### Detailed Analysis:

#### **Context and Timing:**
- **sched_ext introduction**: This feature was first introduced in
  kernel **v6.12** (confirmed via git tag analysis)
- **Applicability**: This commit is only relevant for kernels **v6.12
  and later** that include sched_ext
- **Current status**: The commit has **already been selected** for
  backporting to 6.17 (commit 2d013fc03f11a with Sasha Levin's sign-off)

#### **Bug Description and Impact:**
The code change addresses a **race condition in the error handling
path** during BPF scheduler enablement:

**Old behavior (buggy):**
1. Line 4580: `scx_bypass(true)` - Enable bypass mode during scheduler
   initialization
2. On error → Line 4708-4711: `scx_bypass(false)` - **Disable bypass
   mode**
3. Call `scx_error()` which triggers `scx_disable_workfn()`
4. Line 3873 in `scx_disable_workfn()`: `scx_bypass(true)` - Re-enable
   bypass mode

**Problem:** Between steps 2 and 4, the system is **out of bypass mode**
with a failed scheduler. The commit message explicitly states: *"the
thread running scx_enable() may already be on the failed scheduler and
can be switched out before it triggers scx_error() **leading to a
stall**"*

**New behavior (fixed):**
Simply **removes** the `scx_bypass(false)` call at line 4710, keeping
bypass mode continuously enabled from the failure point through the
entire disable sequence.

#### **Why This Should Be Backported:**

1. **Real Bug**: This fixes an actual stall condition (confirmed by
   author Tejun Heo and acked by Andrea Righi)

2. **User Impact**: While the watchdog eventually recovers, users
   experience **unnecessary stalls** when BPF schedulers fail to load -
   a real-world scenario

3. **Minimal Risk**:
   - **1-line change** (removal only)
   - Makes error path **more conservative** (keeps bypass on longer)
   - No new logic introduced
   - Only affects **error conditions**, not normal operation

4. **Stable Tree Criteria Met**:
   - ✅ Fixes important bug affecting users
   - ✅ Doesn't introduce new features
   - ✅ No architectural changes
   - ✅ Minimal regression risk
   - ✅ Confined to sched_ext subsystem

5. **Already Validated**: The autosel process has already selected this
   for 6.17, indicating automated analysis confirms its suitability

6. **Active Subsystem**: Multiple sched_ext fixes show this is under
   active maintenance and bug discovery

#### **Code Change Details:**
```c
// kernel/sched/ext.c, line 4708-4712
err_disable_unlock_all:
    scx_cgroup_unlock();
    percpu_up_write(&scx_fork_rwsem);
- scx_bypass(false);  // REMOVED
+   /* we'll soon enter disable path, keep bypass on */  // ADDED
COMMENT
err_disable:
```

This single-line removal prevents the problematic window where the
system exits bypass mode between error detection and cleanup,
eliminating the potential for stalls during scheduler enable failures.

 kernel/sched/ext.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 088ceff38c8a4..2ccc885a229d5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -5795,7 +5795,7 @@ static int scx_enable(struct sched_ext_ops *ops, struct bpf_link *link)
 err_disable_unlock_all:
 	scx_cgroup_unlock();
 	percpu_up_write(&scx_fork_rwsem);
-	scx_bypass(false);
+	/* we'll soon enter disable path, keep bypass on */
 err_disable:
 	mutex_unlock(&scx_enable_mutex);
 	/*
-- 
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