linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nohz_full: Make sched_should_stop

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Date:	Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:03:15 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>
Cc:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...lanox.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nohz_full: Make sched_should_stop_tick() more
 conservative

On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 04:42:13PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> So I think that is indeed the right thing here. But looking at this
> function I think there's more problems with it.
> 
> It seems to assume that if there's FIFO tasks, those will run. This is
> incorrect. The FIFO task can have a lower prio than an RR task, in which
> case the RR task will run.
> 
> So the whole fifo_nr_running test seems misplaced, it should go after
> the rr_nr_running tests. That is, only if !rr_nr_running, can we use
> fifo_nr_running like this.

A little something like so perhaps; can anybody test?

---
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index ffec7d9e7763..4240686f6857 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -596,17 +596,8 @@ bool sched_can_stop_tick(struct rq *rq)
 		return false;
 
 	/*
-	 * FIFO realtime policy runs the highest priority task (after DEADLINE).
-	 * Other runnable tasks are of a lower priority. The scheduler tick
-	 * isn't needed.
-	 */
-	fifo_nr_running = rq->rt.rt_nr_running - rq->rt.rr_nr_running;
-	if (fifo_nr_running)
-		return true;
-
-	/*
-	 * Round-robin realtime tasks time slice with other tasks at the same
-	 * realtime priority.
+	 * If there are more than one RR tasks, we need the tick to effect the
+	 * actual RR behaviour.
 	 */
 	if (rq->rt.rr_nr_running) {
 		if (rq->rt.rr_nr_running == 1)
@@ -615,8 +606,20 @@ bool sched_can_stop_tick(struct rq *rq)
 			return false;
 	}
 
-	/* Normal multitasking need periodic preemption checks */
-	if (rq->cfs.nr_running > 1)
+	/*
+	 * If there's no RR tasks, but FIFO tasks, we can skip the tick, no
+	 * forced preemption between FIFO tasks.
+	 */
+	fifo_nr_running = rq->rt.rt_nr_running - rq->rt.rr_nr_running;
+	if (fifo_nr_running)
+		return true;
+
+	/*
+	 * If there are no DL,RR/FIFO tasks, there must only be CFS tasks left;
+	 * if there's more than one we need the tick for involuntary
+	 * preemption.
+	 */
+	if (rq->nr_running > 1)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;