Date:   Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:24:50 +0300
From:   "Matwey V. Kornilov" <matwey@....msu.ru>
To:     Bin Liu <b-liu@...com>, "Matwey V. Kornilov" <matwey@....msu.ru>,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: musb: musb_host: Introduce postponed URB giveback

2017-04-29 11:16 GMT+03:00 Matwey V. Kornilov <matwey@....msu.ru>:
> 2017-04-28 16:30 GMT+03:00 Bin Liu <b-liu@...com>:
>> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 04:15:09PM +0300, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote:
>>> 2017-04-28 15:43 GMT+03:00 Bin Liu <b-liu@...com>:
>>> > On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 03:13:55PM +0300, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote:
>>> >>  which i
>>> >>
>>> >> 2017-04-28 14:58 GMT+03:00 Bin Liu <b-liu@...com>:
>>> >> > On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 10:04:30AM +0300, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote:
>>> >> >> 2017-04-27 20:13 GMT+03:00 Bin Liu <b-liu@...com>:
>>> >> >> > On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 07:26:31PM +0300, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote:
>>> >> >> >> 2017-04-27 18:35 GMT+03:00 Bin Liu <b-liu@...com>:
>>> >> >> >> > Hi Matwey,
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 01:20:33PM +0300, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> This commit changes the order of actions undertaken in
>>> >> >> >> >> musb_advance_schedule() in order to overcome issue with broken
>>> >> >> >> >> isochronous transfer [1].
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> There is no harm to split musb_giveback into two pieces.  The first
>>> >> >> >> >> unlinks finished urb, the second givebacks it. The issue here that
>>> >> >> >> >> givebacking may be quite time-consuming due to urb->complete() call.
>>> >> >> >> >> As it happens in case of pwc-driven web cameras. It may take about 0.5
>>> >> >> >> >> ms to call __musb_giveback() that calls urb->callback() internally.
>>> >> >> >> >> Under specific circumstances setting MUSB_RXCSR_H_REQPKT in subsequent
>>> >> >> >> >> musb_start_urb() for the next urb will be too late to produce physical
>>> >> >> >> >> IN packet. Since auto req is not used by this module the exchange
>>> >> >> >> >> would be as the following:
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> [        ]   7.220456 d=  0.000997 [182   +  3.667] [  3] IN   : 4.5
>>> >> >> >> >> [    T   ]   7.220459 d=  0.000003 [182   +  7.000] [800] DATA0: [skipped]
>>> >> >> >> >> [        ]   7.222456 d=  0.001997 [184   +  3.667] [  3] IN   : 4.5
>>> >> >> >> >> [        ]   7.222459 d=  0.000003 [184   +  7.000] [  3] DATA0: 00 00
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> It is known that missed IN in isochronous mode makes some
>>> >> >> >> >> perepherial broken. For instance, pwc-driven or uvc-driven
>>> >> >> >> >> web cameras.
>>> >> >> >> >> In order to workaround this issue we postpone calling
>>> >> >> >> >> urb->callback() after setting MUSB_RXCSR_H_REQPKT for the
>>> >> >> >> >> next urb if there is the next urb pending in queue.
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg145747.html
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> Fixes: f551e1352983 ("Revert "usb: musb: musb_host: Enable HCD_BH flag to handle urb return in bottom half"")
>>> >> >> >> >> Signed-off-by: Matwey V. Kornilov <matwey@....msu.ru>
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Thanks for the effort of working on this long standing issue, I know you
>>> >> >> >> > have spent alot of time on it, but what I am thinking is instead of
>>> >> >> >> > workaround the problem we need to understand the root cause - why
>>> >> >> >> > uvc-video takes longer to exec the urb callback, why only am335x
>>> >> >> >> > reported this issue. This is on my backlog, just seems never got time
>>> >> >> >> > for it...
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Have you tried other SoCs with Invetra MUSB?
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > That is the plan, I got an A20 board, but haven't bring it up yet.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Ideally MUSB driver should be just using HCD_BH flag and let the core to
>>> >> >> >> > handle the urb callback, regardless the usb transfer types.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I think the only reason why everything worked before with HCD_BH is
>>> >> >> >> that execution of urb->callback() was placed after musb_start(). The
>>> >> >> >> order of operations matters.
>>> >> >> >> However, you said that something was also wrong with HCD_BH and other
>>> >> >> >> peripherals.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > HCD_BH flag cause some issues which are docummented in the commit log of
>>> >> >> > f551e1352983.
>>> >> >> > But even with HCD_BH flag, it didn't work for uvc webcams, it still misses
>>> >> >> > IN tokens. It might helps pwc webcams though.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> pwc webcams work with HCD_BH fine indeed.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > yeah, this is what you told long time ago.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > The MUSB drivers are already messy and complicated enough for
>>> >> >> >> > maintenance, I'd like to understand the root cause of the delay first
>>> >> >> >> > before decide how to solve the issue.
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I feel from playing with OpenVizsla that REQPKT should be set well in
>>> >> >> >> advance. So, time window to set the flag is actually smaller than 1
>>> >> >> >> ms.
>>> >> >> >> urb->callback() is never takes longer than 0.4 ms for pwc driver, but
>>> >> >> >> INs are skipped.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Setting REQPKT in advance might be the solution, but I'd like to
>>> >> >> > understand why only Isoch transfer shows such issue, and why only am335x
>>> >> >> > reports this issue. The later concerns me more if this would be a
>>> >> >> > system issue not only in usb module.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> 0.4 ms is about 100000 CPU cycles given that CPU is running at 275Mhz
>>> >> >> (which is the lowest cpufreq). Long time ago, I run pwc webcam with
>>> >> >> SIS Vortex86 at 200Mhz It worked fine. I would not say that it is
>>> >> >> extraordinary value.
>>> >> >> Do you think that somewhere CPU cycles are wasted globally for some reason?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Depends on how to interpret 'wasted', my understanding the issue is the
>>> >> > core urb giveback holds a spinlock and in uvc case the giveback takes
>>> >> > longer to finish (I guess the same in pwc case), so the musb driver
>>> >> > doesn't get a chance to re-program the controller on time, which causes
>>> >> > missing issuingIN tokens.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > The questions are, why uvc takes longer to run urb giveback (which holds
>>> >> > a spinlock), and is it am335x specific issue...
>>> >>
>>> >> It is not clear how does it hold a spinlock on a BeagleBone which is
>>> >> single-core system.
>>> >
>>> > Sorry, I have to take it back, urb giveback doesn't hold a spinlock, but
>>> > disables irq. It has been a while (a year?) since the last time I looked
>>> > this issue. Please see the call below flow.
>>> >
>>> > musb_giveback() -->
>>> >   usb_hcd_giveback_urb() -->
>>> >     __usb_hcd_giveback_urb() --> # it gets here regardless HCD_BH flag
>>> >       1765         local_irq_save(flags);
>>> >       1766         urb->complete(urb);
>>> >       1767         local_irq_restore(flags);
>>> >
>>> > so musb driver only gets a chance to re-program the controller after
>>> > line 1766 returns, which is the urb callback in the class driver (uvc in
>>> > this case). If urb->complete() takes too long, the controller will miss
>>> > the IN tokens.
>>> >
>>> > HCD_BH flag could help the situation only if urb->complete() doesn't
>>> > take that long.
>>>
>>> Sure, I think that the question is why urb->complete() itself takes so
>>> long only (?) at am335x.
>>
>> This is what I meant. I haven't checked other platforms yet, but at
>> least it seems the issue only reported on am335x as far as I am aware.
>
> Attached here are ftraces for am335x and x86 respectively.
> pwc_isoc_handler() normally spends most of the time in usb_submit_urb() at x86.
> same for am335x, expect that from some point pwc_isoc_handler() starts
> spending much time for something else.

Believe you or not, it takes 30usec to mempcy 950 bytes in
pwc_isoc_handler. Given urb has 10 packages, it takes 300usec only
just to copy memory from urb to internal data structures.

          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428680:
pwc_isoc_handler_pre_compact: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428683:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428713:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428715:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428743:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428746:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428775:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428777:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428807:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428809:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428838:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428840:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428869:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428871:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428900:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428902:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428932:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428934:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428963:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428966:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_begin: urb=cf816e00 len=956
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428995:
pwc_isoc_handler_memcpy_end: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10
          <idle>-0     [000] dnh1    53.428997:
pwc_isoc_handler_pre_submit_urb: urb=cf816e00 status=0 nop=10

>
>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> >> I mean if it is waiting for blocked lock it will be waiting forever,
>>> >> because it is in interrupt context on single core system.
>>> >
>>> > Hope my message above explains it.
>>> >
>>> >> Here it is waiting for finite time amount. It is also quite unlikely
>>> >> that spinlocks are implemented inefficiently for arm architecture.
>>> >> So, I tested with CONFIG_SMP=y which is default in my distro kernel.
>>> >> Do you think it is worth to try CONFIG_SMP=n or have you already tried
>>> >> UP kernel configuration?
>>> >
>>> > CONFIG_SMP is irrelevant here. BTY, because of my laziness, I use
>>> > CONFIG_SMP in most times, if not all.
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > -Bin.
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> With best regards,
>>> Matwey V. Kornilov.
>>> Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
>>> 119234, Moscow, Universitetsky pr-k 13, +7 (495) 9392382
>>
>
>
>
> --
> With best regards,
> Matwey V. Kornilov.
> Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
> 119234, Moscow, Universitetsky pr-k 13, +7 (495) 9392382



-- 
With best regards,
Matwey V. Kornilov.
Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
119234, Moscow, Universitetsky pr-k 13, +7 (495) 9392382

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