(struct sg_lb_stats).idle_cpus is of type 'unsigned int'.
(local->idle_cpus - busiest->idle_cpus) can underflow to UINT_MAX
for instance, and max_t(long, 0, UINT_MAX) will output UINT_MAX.

Use lsub_positive() instead of max_t().

Fixes: 16b0a7a1a0af ("sched/fair: Ensure tasks spreading in LLC during LB")
cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>
---
 kernel/sched/fair.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index da46c31645378..aa14a9982b9f1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -11249,8 +11249,8 @@ static inline void calculate_imbalance(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *s
 			 * idle CPUs.
 			 */
 			env->migration_type = migrate_task;
-			env->imbalance = max_t(long, 0,
-					       (local->idle_cpus - busiest->idle_cpus));
+			env->imbalance = local->idle_cpus;
+			lsub_positive(&env->imbalance, busiest->idle_cpus);
 		}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-- 
2.43.0

Hello Pierre,

On 2/5/2026 8:38 PM, Pierre Gondois wrote:
> (struct sg_lb_stats).idle_cpus is of type 'unsigned int'.
> (local->idle_cpus - busiest->idle_cpus) can underflow to UINT_MAX
> for instance, and max_t(long, 0, UINT_MAX) will output UINT_MAX.
> 
> Use lsub_positive() instead of max_t().
> 
> Fixes: 16b0a7a1a0af ("sched/fair: Ensure tasks spreading in LLC during LB")

Should this be commit 0b0695f2b34a ("sched/fair: Rework load_balance()")
since I could spot the max_t usage all the way back to to it?

Apart from that, feel free to include:

Reviewed-by: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>

> cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois@arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>
> ---
>  kernel/sched/fair.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> index da46c31645378..aa14a9982b9f1 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> @@ -11249,8 +11249,8 @@ static inline void calculate_imbalance(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *s
>  			 * idle CPUs.
>  			 */
>  			env->migration_type = migrate_task;
> -			env->imbalance = max_t(long, 0,
> -					       (local->idle_cpus - busiest->idle_cpus));
> +			env->imbalance = local->idle_cpus;
> +			lsub_positive(&env->imbalance, busiest->idle_cpus);
>  		}
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA

-- 
Thanks and Regards,
Prateek