linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] x86/CPU/AMD: Bring back Compute Unit ID

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Date:   Sun,  5 Feb 2017 11:50:21 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] x86/CPU/AMD: Bring back Compute Unit ID

From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

a33d331761bc ("x86/CPU/AMD: Fix Bulldozer topology") restored the
initial approach we had with the Fam15h topology of enumerating CU
(Compute Unit) threads as cores. And this is still correct - they're
beefier than HT threads but still have some shared functionality.

Our current approach has a problem with the Mad Max Steam game, for
example. Yves Dionne reported a certain "choppiness" while playing on
4.9.5.

That problem stems most likely from the fact that the CU threads share
resources within one CU and when we schedule to a thread of a different
compute unit, this incurs latency due to migrating the working set to a
different CU through the caches.

When the thread siblings mask mirrors that aspect of the CUs and
threads, the scheduler pays attention to it and tries to schedule within
one CU first. Which takes care of the latency, of course.

Reported-by: Yves Dionne <yves.dionne@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 4.9
Cc: Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@...ia.fr>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h |  1 +
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c        |  9 ++++++++-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c     |  1 +
 arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c        | 12 +++++++++---
 4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 1be64da0384e..e6cfe7ba2d65 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct cpuinfo_x86 {
 	__u8			x86_phys_bits;
 	/* CPUID returned core id bits: */
 	__u8			x86_coreid_bits;
+	__u8			cu_id;
 	/* Max extended CPUID function supported: */
 	__u32			extended_cpuid_level;
 	/* Maximum supported CPUID level, -1=no CPUID: */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index 80e657e89eed..8eda008c68ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -309,8 +309,15 @@ static void amd_get_topology(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	/* get information required for multi-node processors */
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TOPOEXT)) {
+		u32 eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
 
-		node_id = cpuid_ecx(0x8000001e) & 7;
+		cpuid(0x8000001e, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+
+		node_id  = ecx & 0xff;
+		smp_num_siblings = ((ebx >> 8) & 0xff) + 1;
+
+		if (c->x86 == 0x15)
+			c->cu_id = ebx & 0xff;
 
 		/*
 		 * We may have multiple LLCs if L3 caches exist, so check if we
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index f74e84ea8557..807602d36d5f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1034,6 +1034,7 @@ static void identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	c->x86_model_id[0] = '\0';  /* Unset */
 	c->x86_max_cores = 1;
 	c->x86_coreid_bits = 0;
+	c->cu_id = 0xff;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	c->x86_clflush_size = 64;
 	c->x86_phys_bits = 36;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 548da5a8013e..3876bc555e1a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -433,9 +433,15 @@ static bool match_smt(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c, struct cpuinfo_x86 *o)
 		int cpu1 = c->cpu_index, cpu2 = o->cpu_index;
 
 		if (c->phys_proc_id == o->phys_proc_id &&
-		    per_cpu(cpu_llc_id, cpu1) == per_cpu(cpu_llc_id, cpu2) &&
-		    c->cpu_core_id == o->cpu_core_id)
-			return topology_sane(c, o, "smt");
+		    per_cpu(cpu_llc_id, cpu1) == per_cpu(cpu_llc_id, cpu2)) {
+			if (c->cpu_core_id == o->cpu_core_id)
+				return topology_sane(c, o, "smt");
+
+			if ((c->cu_id != 0xff) &&
+			    (o->cu_id != 0xff) &&
+			    (c->cu_id == o->cu_id))
+				return topology_sane(c, o, "smt");
+		}
 
 	} else if (c->phys_proc_id == o->phys_proc_id &&
 		   c->cpu_core_id == o->cpu_core_id) {
-- 
2.11.0