sched_ext: Add a DL server for sched_ext tasks

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sched_ext currently suffers starvation due to RT. The same workload when
converted to EXT can get zero runtime if RT is 100% running, causing EXT
processes to stall. Fix it by adding a DL server for EXT.

A kselftest is also included later to confirm that both DL servers are
functioning correctly:

 # ./runner -t rt_stall
 ===== START =====
 TEST: rt_stall
 DESCRIPTION: Verify that RT tasks cannot stall SCHED_EXT tasks
 OUTPUT:
 TAP version 13
 1..1
 # Runtime of FAIR task (PID 1511) is 0.250000 seconds
 # Runtime of RT task (PID 1512) is 4.750000 seconds
 # FAIR task got 5.00% of total runtime
 ok 1 PASS: FAIR task got more than 4.00% of runtime
 TAP version 13
 1..1
 # Runtime of EXT task (PID 1514) is 0.250000 seconds
 # Runtime of RT task (PID 1515) is 4.750000 seconds
 # EXT task got 5.00% of total runtime
 ok 2 PASS: EXT task got more than 4.00% of runtime
 TAP version 13
 1..1
 # Runtime of FAIR task (PID 1517) is 0.250000 seconds
 # Runtime of RT task (PID 1518) is 4.750000 seconds
 # FAIR task got 5.00% of total runtime
 ok 3 PASS: FAIR task got more than 4.00% of runtime
 TAP version 13
 1..1
 # Runtime of EXT task (PID 1521) is 0.250000 seconds
 # Runtime of RT task (PID 1522) is 4.750000 seconds
 # EXT task got 5.00% of total runtime
 ok 4 PASS: EXT task got more than 4.00% of runtime
 ok 1 rt_stall #
 =====  END  =====

Co-developed-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Reviewed-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>
Tested-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260126100050.3854740-5-arighi@nvidia.com

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Andrea Righi 2026-01-26 10:59:02 +01:00 • committed by Peter Zijlstra

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kernel/sched/core.c

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kernel/sched/deadline.c

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kernel/sched/ext.c

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kernel/sched/idle.c

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kernel/sched/sched.h

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kernel/sched/topology.c

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