sched: replace migration_thread with cpu_stop

Currently migration_thread is serving three purposes - migration
pusher, context to execute active_load_balance() and forced context
switcher for expedited RCU synchronize_sched.  All three roles are
hardcoded into migration_thread() and determining which job is
scheduled is slightly messy.

This patch kills migration_thread and replaces all three uses with
cpu_stop.  The three different roles of migration_thread() are
splitted into three separate cpu_stop callbacks -
migration_cpu_stop(), active_load_balance_cpu_stop() and
synchronize_sched_expedited_cpu_stop() - and each use case now simply
asks cpu_stop to execute the callback as necessary.

synchronize_sched_expedited() was implemented with private
preallocated resources and custom multi-cpu queueing and waiting
logic, both of which are provided by cpu_stop.
synchronize_sched_expedited_count is made atomic and all other shared
resources along with the mutex are dropped.

synchronize_sched_expedited() also implemented a check to detect cases
where not all the callback got executed on their assigned cpus and
fall back to synchronize_sched().  If called with cpu hotplug blocked,
cpu_stop already guarantees that and the condition cannot happen;
otherwise, stop_machine() would break.  However, this patch preserves
the paranoid check using a cpumask to record on which cpus the stopper
ran so that it can serve as a bisection point if something actually
goes wrong theree.

Because the internal execution state is no longer visible,
rcu_expedited_torture_stats() is removed.

This patch also renames cpu_stop threads to from "stopper/%d" to
"migration/%d".  The names of these threads ultimately don't matter
and there's no reason to make unnecessary userland visible changes.

With this patch applied, stop_machine() and sched now share the same
resources.  stop_machine() is faster without wasting any resources and
sched migration users are much cleaner.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@in.ibm.com>
Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Cc: Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@sgi.com>

4 files changed, 127 insertions, 240 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 58df55bf83ed..2b676f3a0f26 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static struct rcu_torture_ops sched_expedited_ops = {
         .sync           = synchronize_sched_expedited,
         .cb_barrier     = NULL,
         .fqs            = rcu_sched_force_quiescent_state,
-        .stats          = rcu_expedited_torture_stats,
+        .stats          = NULL,
         .irq_capable    = 1,
         .name           = "sched_expedited"
 };
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 4956ed092838..f1d577a0a8ab 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/cpuset.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
-#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/stop_machine.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/times.h>
@@ -539,15 +539,13 @@ struct rq {
         int post_schedule;
         int active_balance;
         int push_cpu;
+        struct cpu_stop_work active_balance_work;
         /* cpu of this runqueue: */
         int cpu;
         int online;
 
         unsigned long avg_load_per_task;
 
-        struct task_struct *migration_thread;
-        struct list_head migration_queue;
-
         u64 rt_avg;
         u64 age_stamp;
         u64 idle_stamp;
@@ -2037,21 +2035,18 @@ void set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int new_cpu)
         __set_task_cpu(p, new_cpu);
 }
 
-struct migration_req {
-        struct list_head list;
-
+struct migration_arg {
         struct task_struct *task;
         int dest_cpu;
-
-        struct completion done;
 };
 
+static int migration_cpu_stop(void *data);
+
 /*
  * The task's runqueue lock must be held.
  * Returns true if you have to wait for migration thread.
  */
-static int
-migrate_task(struct task_struct *p, int dest_cpu, struct migration_req *req)
+static bool migrate_task(struct task_struct *p, int dest_cpu)
 {
         struct rq *rq = task_rq(p);
 
@@ -2059,15 +2054,7 @@ migrate_task(struct task_struct *p, int dest_cpu, struct migration_req *req)
          * If the task is not on a runqueue (and not running), then
          * the next wake-up will properly place the task.
          */
-        if (!p->se.on_rq && !task_running(rq, p))
-                return 0;
-
-        init_completion(&req->done);
-        req->task = p;
-        req->dest_cpu = dest_cpu;
-        list_add(&req->list, &rq->migration_queue);
-
-        return 1;
+        return p->se.on_rq || task_running(rq, p);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3110,7 +3097,6 @@ static void update_cpu_load(struct rq *this_rq)
 void sched_exec(void)
 {
         struct task_struct *p = current;
-        struct migration_req req;
         unsigned long flags;
         struct rq *rq;
         int dest_cpu;
@@ -3124,17 +3110,11 @@ void sched_exec(void)
          * select_task_rq() can race against ->cpus_allowed
          */
         if (cpumask_test_cpu(dest_cpu, &p->cpus_allowed) &&
-            likely(cpu_active(dest_cpu)) &&
-            migrate_task(p, dest_cpu, &req)) {
-                /* Need to wait for migration thread (might exit: take ref). */
-                struct task_struct *mt = rq->migration_thread;
+            likely(cpu_active(dest_cpu)) && migrate_task(p, dest_cpu)) {
+                struct migration_arg arg = { p, dest_cpu };
 
-                get_task_struct(mt);
                 task_rq_unlock(rq, &flags);
-                wake_up_process(mt);
-                put_task_struct(mt);
-                wait_for_completion(&req.done);
-
+                stop_one_cpu(cpu_of(rq), migration_cpu_stop, &arg);
                 return;
         }
 unlock:
@@ -5290,17 +5270,15 @@ static inline void sched_init_granularity(void)
 /*
  * This is how migration works:
  *
- * 1) we queue a struct migration_req structure in the source CPU's
- *    runqueue and wake up that CPU's migration thread.
- * 2) we down() the locked semaphore => thread blocks.
- * 3) migration thread wakes up (implicitly it forces the migrated
- *    thread off the CPU)
- * 4) it gets the migration request and checks whether the migrated
- *    task is still in the wrong runqueue.
- * 5) if it's in the wrong runqueue then the migration thread removes
+ * 1) we invoke migration_cpu_stop() on the target CPU using
+ *    stop_one_cpu().
+ * 2) stopper starts to run (implicitly forcing the migrated thread
+ *    off the CPU)
+ * 3) it checks whether the migrated task is still in the wrong runqueue.
+ * 4) if it's in the wrong runqueue then the migration thread removes
  *    it and puts it into the right queue.
- * 6) migration thread up()s the semaphore.
- * 7) we wake up and the migration is done.
+ * 5) stopper completes and stop_one_cpu() returns and the migration
+ *    is done.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -5314,9 +5292,9 @@ static inline void sched_init_granularity(void)
  */
 int set_cpus_allowed_ptr(struct task_struct *p, const struct cpumask *new_mask)
 {
-        struct migration_req req;
         unsigned long flags;
         struct rq *rq;
+        unsigned int dest_cpu;
         int ret = 0;
 
         /*
@@ -5354,15 +5332,12 @@ again:
         if (cpumask_test_cpu(task_cpu(p), new_mask))
                 goto out;
 
-        if (migrate_task(p, cpumask_any_and(cpu_active_mask, new_mask), &req)) {
+        dest_cpu = cpumask_any_and(cpu_active_mask, new_mask);
+        if (migrate_task(p, dest_cpu)) {
+                struct migration_arg arg = { p, dest_cpu };
                 /* Need help from migration thread: drop lock and wait. */
-                struct task_struct *mt = rq->migration_thread;
-
-                get_task_struct(mt);
                 task_rq_unlock(rq, &flags);
-                wake_up_process(mt);
-                put_task_struct(mt);
-                wait_for_completion(&req.done);
+                stop_one_cpu(cpu_of(rq), migration_cpu_stop, &arg);
                 tlb_migrate_finish(p->mm);
                 return 0;
         }
@@ -5420,70 +5395,22 @@ fail:
         return ret;
 }
 
-#define RCU_MIGRATION_IDLE      0
-#define RCU_MIGRATION_NEED_QS   1
-#define RCU_MIGRATION_GOT_QS    2
-#define RCU_MIGRATION_MUST_SYNC 3
-
 /*
- * migration_thread - this is a highprio system thread that performs
- * thread migration by bumping thread off CPU then 'pushing' onto
- * another runqueue.
+ * migration_cpu_stop - this will be executed by a highprio stopper thread
+ * and performs thread migration by bumping thread off CPU then
+ * 'pushing' onto another runqueue.
  */
-static int migration_thread(void *data)
+static int migration_cpu_stop(void *data)
 {
-        int badcpu;
-        int cpu = (long)data;
-        struct rq *rq;
-
-        rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
-        BUG_ON(rq->migration_thread != current);
-
-        set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-        while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
-                struct migration_req *req;
-                struct list_head *head;
-
-                raw_spin_lock_irq(&rq->lock);
-
-                if (cpu_is_offline(cpu)) {
-                        raw_spin_unlock_irq(&rq->lock);
-                        break;
-                }
-
-                if (rq->active_balance) {
-                        active_load_balance(rq, cpu);
-                        rq->active_balance = 0;
-                }
-
-                head = &rq->migration_queue;
-
-                if (list_empty(head)) {
-                        raw_spin_unlock_irq(&rq->lock);
-                        schedule();
-                        set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-                        continue;
-                }
-                req = list_entry(head->next, struct migration_req, list);
-                list_del_init(head->next);
-
-                if (req->task != NULL) {
-                        raw_spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
-                        __migrate_task(req->task, cpu, req->dest_cpu);
-                } else if (likely(cpu == (badcpu = smp_processor_id()))) {
-                        req->dest_cpu = RCU_MIGRATION_GOT_QS;
-                        raw_spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
-                } else {
-                        req->dest_cpu = RCU_MIGRATION_MUST_SYNC;
-                        raw_spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
-                        WARN_ONCE(1, "migration_thread() on CPU %d, expected %d\n", badcpu, cpu);
-                }
-                local_irq_enable();
-
-                complete(&req->done);
-        }
-        __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+        struct migration_arg *arg = data;
 
+        /*
+         * The original target cpu might have gone down and we might
+         * be on another cpu but it doesn't matter.
+         */
+        local_irq_disable();
+        __migrate_task(arg->task, raw_smp_processor_id(), arg->dest_cpu);
+        local_irq_enable();
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5850,35 +5777,20 @@ static void set_rq_offline(struct rq *rq)
 static int __cpuinit
 migration_call(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
-        struct task_struct *p;
         int cpu = (long)hcpu;
         unsigned long flags;
-        struct rq *rq;
+        struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 
         switch (action) {
 
         case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
         case CPU_UP_PREPARE_FROZEN:
-                p = kthread_create(migration_thread, hcpu, "migration/%d", cpu);
-                if (IS_ERR(p))
-                        return NOTIFY_BAD;
-                kthread_bind(p, cpu);
-                /* Must be high prio: stop_machine expects to yield to it. */
-                rq = task_rq_lock(p, &flags);
-                __setscheduler(rq, p, SCHED_FIFO, MAX_RT_PRIO-1);
-                task_rq_unlock(rq, &flags);
-                get_task_struct(p);
-                cpu_rq(cpu)->migration_thread = p;
                 rq->calc_load_update = calc_load_update;
                 break;
 
         case CPU_ONLINE:
         case CPU_ONLINE_FROZEN:
-                /* Strictly unnecessary, as first user will wake it. */
-                wake_up_process(cpu_rq(cpu)->migration_thread);
-
                 /* Update our root-domain */
-                rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
                 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
                 if (rq->rd) {
                         BUG_ON(!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, rq->rd->span));
@@ -5889,25 +5801,9 @@ migration_call(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
                 break;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-        case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
-        case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
-                if (!cpu_rq(cpu)->migration_thread)
-                        break;
-                /* Unbind it from offline cpu so it can run. Fall thru. */
-                kthread_bind(cpu_rq(cpu)->migration_thread,
-                             cpumask_any(cpu_online_mask));
-                kthread_stop(cpu_rq(cpu)->migration_thread);
-                put_task_struct(cpu_rq(cpu)->migration_thread);
-                cpu_rq(cpu)->migration_thread = NULL;
-                break;
-
         case CPU_DEAD:
         case CPU_DEAD_FROZEN:
                 migrate_live_tasks(cpu);
-                rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
-                kthread_stop(rq->migration_thread);
-                put_task_struct(rq->migration_thread);
-                rq->migration_thread = NULL;
                 /* Idle task back to normal (off runqueue, low prio) */
                 raw_spin_lock_irq(&rq->lock);
                 deactivate_task(rq, rq->idle, 0);
@@ -5918,29 +5814,11 @@ migration_call(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
                 migrate_nr_uninterruptible(rq);
                 BUG_ON(rq->nr_running != 0);
                 calc_global_load_remove(rq);
-                /*
-                 * No need to migrate the tasks: it was best-effort if
-                 * they didn't take sched_hotcpu_mutex. Just wake up
-                 * the requestors.
-                 */
-                raw_spin_lock_irq(&rq->lock);
-                while (!list_empty(&rq->migration_queue)) {
-                        struct migration_req *req;
-
-                        req = list_entry(rq->migration_queue.next,
-                                         struct migration_req, list);
-                        list_del_init(&req->list);
-                        raw_spin_unlock_irq(&rq->lock);
-                        complete(&req->done);
-                        raw_spin_lock_irq(&rq->lock);
-                }
-                raw_spin_unlock_irq(&rq->lock);
                 break;
 
         case CPU_DYING:
         case CPU_DYING_FROZEN:
                 /* Update our root-domain */
-                rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
                 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
                 if (rq->rd) {
                         BUG_ON(!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, rq->rd->span));
@@ -7757,10 +7635,8 @@ void __init sched_init(void)
                 rq->push_cpu = 0;
                 rq->cpu = i;
                 rq->online = 0;
-                rq->migration_thread = NULL;
                 rq->idle_stamp = 0;
                 rq->avg_idle = 2*sysctl_sched_migration_cost;
-                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rq->migration_queue);
                 rq_attach_root(rq, &def_root_domain);
 #endif
                 init_rq_hrtick(rq);
@@ -9054,43 +8930,39 @@ struct cgroup_subsys cpuacct_subsys = {
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 
-int rcu_expedited_torture_stats(char *page)
-{
-        return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_expedited_torture_stats);
-
 void synchronize_sched_expedited(void)
 {
+        /*
+         * There must be a full memory barrier on each affected CPU
+         * between the time that try_stop_cpus() is called and the
+         * time that it returns.
+         *
+         * In the current initial implementation of cpu_stop, the
+         * above condition is already met when the control reaches
+         * this point and the following smp_mb() is not strictly
+         * necessary.  Do smp_mb() anyway for documentation and
+         * robustness against future implementation changes.
+         */
+        smp_mb();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_sched_expedited);
 
 #else /* #ifndef CONFIG_SMP */
 
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct migration_req, rcu_migration_req);
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(rcu_sched_expedited_mutex);
-
-#define RCU_EXPEDITED_STATE_POST -2
-#define RCU_EXPEDITED_STATE_IDLE -1
+static atomic_t synchronize_sched_expedited_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
-static int rcu_expedited_state = RCU_EXPEDITED_STATE_IDLE;
-
-int rcu_expedited_torture_stats(char *page)
+static int synchronize_sched_expedited_cpu_stop(void *data)
 {
-        int cnt = 0;
-        int cpu;
+        static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(done_mask_lock);
+        struct cpumask *done_mask = data;
 
-        cnt += sprintf(&page[cnt], "state: %d /", rcu_expedited_state);
-        for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-                 cnt += sprintf(&page[cnt], " %d:%d",
-                                cpu, per_cpu(rcu_migration_req, cpu).dest_cpu);
+        if (done_mask) {
+                spin_lock(&done_mask_lock);
+                cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), done_mask);
+                spin_unlock(&done_mask_lock);
         }
-        cnt += sprintf(&page[cnt], "\n");
-        return cnt;
+        return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_expedited_torture_stats);
-
-static long synchronize_sched_expedited_count;
 
 /*
  * Wait for an rcu-sched grace period to elapse, but use "big hammer"
@@ -9104,60 +8976,55 @@ static long synchronize_sched_expedited_count;
  */
 void synchronize_sched_expedited(void)
 {
-        int cpu;
-        unsigned long flags;
-        bool need_full_sync = 0;
-        struct rq *rq;
-        struct migration_req *req;
-        long snap;
-        int trycount = 0;
+        cpumask_var_t done_mask_var;
+        struct cpumask *done_mask = NULL;
+        int snap, trycount = 0;
+
+        /*
+         * done_mask is used to check that all cpus actually have
+         * finished running the stopper, which is guaranteed by
+         * stop_cpus() if it's called with cpu hotplug blocked.  Keep
+         * the paranoia for now but it's best effort if cpumask is off
+         * stack.
+         */
+        if (zalloc_cpumask_var(&done_mask_var, GFP_ATOMIC))
+                done_mask = done_mask_var;
 
         smp_mb();  /* ensure prior mod happens before capturing snap. */
-        snap = ACCESS_ONCE(synchronize_sched_expedited_count) + 1;
+        snap = atomic_read(&synchronize_sched_expedited_count) + 1;
         get_online_cpus();
-        while (!mutex_trylock(&rcu_sched_expedited_mutex)) {
+        while (try_stop_cpus(cpu_online_mask,
+                             synchronize_sched_expedited_cpu_stop,
+                             done_mask) == -EAGAIN) {
                 put_online_cpus();
                 if (trycount++ < 10)
                         udelay(trycount * num_online_cpus());
                 else {
                         synchronize_sched();
-                        return;
+                        goto free_out;
                 }
-                if (ACCESS_ONCE(synchronize_sched_expedited_count) - snap > 0) {
+                if (atomic_read(&synchronize_sched_expedited_count) - snap > 0) {
                         smp_mb(); /* ensure test happens before caller kfree */
-                        return;
+                        goto free_out;
                 }
                 get_online_cpus();
         }
-        rcu_expedited_state = RCU_EXPEDITED_STATE_POST;
-        for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-                rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
-                req = &per_cpu(rcu_migration_req, cpu);
-                init_completion(&req->done);
-                req->task = NULL;
-                req->dest_cpu = RCU_MIGRATION_NEED_QS;
-                raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
-                list_add(&req->list, &rq->migration_queue);
-                raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rq->lock, flags);
-                wake_up_process(rq->migration_thread);
-        }
-        for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-                rcu_expedited_state = cpu;
-                req = &per_cpu(rcu_migration_req, cpu);
-                rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
-                wait_for_completion(&req->done);
-                raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
-                if (unlikely(req->dest_cpu == RCU_MIGRATION_MUST_SYNC))
-                        need_full_sync = 1;
-                req->dest_cpu = RCU_MIGRATION_IDLE;
-                raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rq->lock, flags);
-        }
-        rcu_expedited_state = RCU_EXPEDITED_STATE_IDLE;
-        synchronize_sched_expedited_count++;
-        mutex_unlock(&rcu_sched_expedited_mutex);
+        atomic_inc(&synchronize_sched_expedited_count);
+        if (done_mask)
+                cpumask_xor(done_mask, done_mask, cpu_online_mask);
         put_online_cpus();
-        if (need_full_sync)
+
+        /* paranoia - this can't happen */
+        if (done_mask && cpumask_weight(done_mask)) {
+                char buf[80];
+
+                cpulist_scnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), done_mask);
+                WARN_ONCE(1, "synchronize_sched_expedited: cpu online and done masks disagree on %d cpus: %s\n",
+                          cpumask_weight(done_mask), buf);
                 synchronize_sched();
+        }
+free_out:
+        free_cpumask_var(done_mask_var);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_sched_expedited);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index cbd8b8a296d1..217e4a9393e4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -2798,6 +2798,8 @@ static int need_active_balance(struct sched_domain *sd, int sd_idle, int idle)
         return unlikely(sd->nr_balance_failed > sd->cache_nice_tries+2);
 }
 
+static int active_load_balance_cpu_stop(void *data);
+
 /*
  * Check this_cpu to ensure it is balanced within domain. Attempt to move
  * tasks if there is an imbalance.
@@ -2887,8 +2889,9 @@ redo:
                 if (need_active_balance(sd, sd_idle, idle)) {
                         raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&busiest->lock, flags);
 
-                        /* don't kick the migration_thread, if the curr
-                         * task on busiest cpu can't be moved to this_cpu
+                        /* don't kick the active_load_balance_cpu_stop,
+                         * if the curr task on busiest cpu can't be
+                         * moved to this_cpu
                          */
                         if (!cpumask_test_cpu(this_cpu,
                                               &busiest->curr->cpus_allowed)) {
@@ -2898,14 +2901,22 @@ redo:
                                 goto out_one_pinned;
                         }
 
+                        /*
+                         * ->active_balance synchronizes accesses to
+                         * ->active_balance_work.  Once set, it's cleared
+                         * only after active load balance is finished.
+                         */
                         if (!busiest->active_balance) {
                                 busiest->active_balance = 1;
                                 busiest->push_cpu = this_cpu;
                                 active_balance = 1;
                         }
                         raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&busiest->lock, flags);
+
                         if (active_balance)
-                                wake_up_process(busiest->migration_thread);
+                                stop_one_cpu_nowait(cpu_of(busiest),
+                                        active_load_balance_cpu_stop, busiest,
+                                        &busiest->active_balance_work);
 
                         /*
                          * We've kicked active balancing, reset the failure
@@ -3012,24 +3023,29 @@ static void idle_balance(int this_cpu, struct rq *this_rq)
 }
 
 /*
- * active_load_balance is run by migration threads. It pushes running tasks
- * off the busiest CPU onto idle CPUs. It requires at least 1 task to be
- * running on each physical CPU where possible, and avoids physical /
- * logical imbalances.
- *
- * Called with busiest_rq locked.
+ * active_load_balance_cpu_stop is run by cpu stopper. It pushes
+ * running tasks off the busiest CPU onto idle CPUs. It requires at
+ * least 1 task to be running on each physical CPU where possible, and
+ * avoids physical / logical imbalances.
  */
-static void active_load_balance(struct rq *busiest_rq, int busiest_cpu)
+static int active_load_balance_cpu_stop(void *data)
 {
+        struct rq *busiest_rq = data;
+        int busiest_cpu = cpu_of(busiest_rq);
         int target_cpu = busiest_rq->push_cpu;
+        struct rq *target_rq = cpu_rq(target_cpu);
         struct sched_domain *sd;
-        struct rq *target_rq;
+
+        raw_spin_lock_irq(&busiest_rq->lock);
+
+        /* make sure the requested cpu hasn't gone down in the meantime */
+        if (unlikely(busiest_cpu != smp_processor_id() ||
+                     !busiest_rq->active_balance))
+                goto out_unlock;
 
         /* Is there any task to move? */
         if (busiest_rq->nr_running <= 1)
-                return;
-
-        target_rq = cpu_rq(target_cpu);
+                goto out_unlock;
 
         /*
          * This condition is "impossible", if it occurs
@@ -3058,6 +3074,10 @@ static void active_load_balance(struct rq *busiest_rq, int busiest_cpu)
                         schedstat_inc(sd, alb_failed);
         }
         double_unlock_balance(busiest_rq, target_rq);
+out_unlock:
+        busiest_rq->active_balance = 0;
+        raw_spin_unlock_irq(&busiest_rq->lock);
+        return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ
diff --git a/kernel/stop_machine.c b/kernel/stop_machine.c
index 884c7a1afeed..5b20141a5ec1 100644
--- a/kernel/stop_machine.c
+++ b/kernel/stop_machine.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static int __cpuinit cpu_stop_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
         case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
                 BUG_ON(stopper->thread || stopper->enabled ||
                        !list_empty(&stopper->works));
-                p = kthread_create(cpu_stopper_thread, stopper, "stopper/%d",
+                p = kthread_create(cpu_stopper_thread, stopper, "migration/%d",
                                    cpu);
                 if (IS_ERR(p))
                         return NOTIFY_BAD;