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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 09:55:43 +0100
From: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>
Cc: Morten Rasmussen <morten.rasmussen@...s.arm.com>,
Brendan Jackman <brendan.jackman@....com>,
Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] sched: Stop nohz stats when decayed
Hi Peter,
On 6 February 2018 at 09:32, Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org> wrote:
> Stopped the periodic update of blocked load when all idle CPUs have fully
> decayed. We introduce a new nohz.has_blocked that reflect if some idle
> CPUs has blocked load that have to be periodiccally updated. nohz.has_blocked
> is set everytime that a Idle CPU can have blocked load and it is then clear
> when no more blocked load has been detected during an update. We don't need
> atomic operation but only to make cure of the right ordering when updating
> nohz.idle_cpus_mask and nohz.has_blocked.
>
> Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
> ---
This patchset applies on your testing branch after removing the 2 last commits:
56eb4679 ("sched: Clean up nohz enter/exit")
> kernel/sched/fair.c | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> kernel/sched/sched.h | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> index 7af1fa9..279f4b2 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> @@ -5383,8 +5383,9 @@ decay_load_missed(unsigned long load, unsigned long missed_updates, int idx)
> static struct {
> cpumask_var_t idle_cpus_mask;
> atomic_t nr_cpus;
> + int has_blocked; /* Idle CPUS has blocked load */
> unsigned long next_balance; /* in jiffy units */
> - unsigned long next_stats;
> + unsigned long next_blocked; /* Next update of blocked load in jiffies */
> } nohz ____cacheline_aligned;
>
> #endif /* CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
> @@ -6951,6 +6952,7 @@ enum fbq_type { regular, remote, all };
> #define LBF_DST_PINNED 0x04
> #define LBF_SOME_PINNED 0x08
> #define LBF_NOHZ_STATS 0x10
> +#define LBF_NOHZ_AGAIN 0x20
>
> struct lb_env {
> struct sched_domain *sd;
> @@ -7335,8 +7337,6 @@ static void attach_tasks(struct lb_env *env)
> rq_unlock(env->dst_rq, &rf);
> }
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
> -
> static inline bool cfs_rq_is_decayed(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
> {
> if (cfs_rq->load.weight)
> @@ -7354,11 +7354,14 @@ static inline bool cfs_rq_is_decayed(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
> return true;
> }
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
> +
> static void update_blocked_averages(int cpu)
> {
> struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
> struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, *pos;
> struct rq_flags rf;
> + bool done = true;
>
> rq_lock_irqsave(rq, &rf);
> update_rq_clock(rq);
> @@ -7388,10 +7391,14 @@ static void update_blocked_averages(int cpu)
> */
> if (cfs_rq_is_decayed(cfs_rq))
> list_del_leaf_cfs_rq(cfs_rq);
> + else
> + done = false;
> }
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
> rq->last_blocked_load_update_tick = jiffies;
> + if (done)
> + rq->has_blocked_load = 0;
> #endif
> rq_unlock_irqrestore(rq, &rf);
> }
> @@ -7454,6 +7461,8 @@ static inline void update_blocked_averages(int cpu)
> update_cfs_rq_load_avg(cfs_rq_clock_task(cfs_rq), cfs_rq);
> #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
> rq->last_blocked_load_update_tick = jiffies;
> + if (cfs_rq_is_decayed(cfs_rq))
> + rq->has_blocked_load = 0;
> #endif
> rq_unlock_irqrestore(rq, &rf);
> }
> @@ -7789,18 +7798,25 @@ group_type group_classify(struct sched_group *group,
> return group_other;
> }
>
> -static void update_nohz_stats(struct rq *rq)
> +static bool update_nohz_stats(struct rq *rq)
> {
> #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
> unsigned int cpu = rq->cpu;
>
> + if (!rq->has_blocked_load)
> + return false;
> +
> if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, nohz.idle_cpus_mask))
> - return;
> + return false;
>
> if (!time_after(jiffies, rq->last_blocked_load_update_tick))
> - return;
> + return true;
>
> update_blocked_averages(cpu);
> +
> + return rq->has_blocked_load;
> +#else
> + return false;
> #endif
> }
>
> @@ -7826,8 +7842,8 @@ static inline void update_sg_lb_stats(struct lb_env *env,
> for_each_cpu_and(i, sched_group_span(group), env->cpus) {
> struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(i);
>
> - if (env->flags & LBF_NOHZ_STATS)
> - update_nohz_stats(rq);
> + if ((env->flags & LBF_NOHZ_STATS) && update_nohz_stats(rq))
> + env->flags |= LBF_NOHZ_AGAIN;
>
> /* Bias balancing toward cpus of our domain */
> if (local_group)
> @@ -7979,18 +7995,15 @@ static inline void update_sd_lb_stats(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *sd
> struct sg_lb_stats *local = &sds->local_stat;
> struct sg_lb_stats tmp_sgs;
> int load_idx, prefer_sibling = 0;
> + int has_blocked = READ_ONCE(nohz.has_blocked);
> bool overload = false;
>
> if (child && child->flags & SD_PREFER_SIBLING)
> prefer_sibling = 1;
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
> - if (env->idle == CPU_NEWLY_IDLE) {
> + if (env->idle == CPU_NEWLY_IDLE && has_blocked)
> env->flags |= LBF_NOHZ_STATS;
> -
> - if (cpumask_subset(nohz.idle_cpus_mask, sched_domain_span(env->sd)))
> - nohz.next_stats = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(LOAD_AVG_PERIOD);
> - }
> #endif
>
> load_idx = get_sd_load_idx(env->sd, env->idle);
> @@ -8046,6 +8059,15 @@ static inline void update_sd_lb_stats(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *sd
> sg = sg->next;
> } while (sg != env->sd->groups);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
> + if ((env->flags & LBF_NOHZ_AGAIN) &&
> + cpumask_subset(nohz.idle_cpus_mask, sched_domain_span(env->sd))) {
> +
> + WRITE_ONCE(nohz.next_blocked,
> + jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(LOAD_AVG_PERIOD));
> + }
> +#endif
> +
> if (env->sd->flags & SD_NUMA)
> env->fbq_type = fbq_classify_group(&sds->busiest_stat);
>
> @@ -9069,6 +9091,8 @@ static void nohz_balancer_kick(struct rq *rq)
> struct sched_domain *sd;
> int nr_busy, i, cpu = rq->cpu;
> unsigned int flags = 0;
> + unsigned long has_blocked = READ_ONCE(nohz.has_blocked);
> + unsigned long next = READ_ONCE(nohz.next_blocked);
>
> if (unlikely(rq->idle_balance))
> return;
> @@ -9086,7 +9110,7 @@ static void nohz_balancer_kick(struct rq *rq)
> if (likely(!atomic_read(&nohz.nr_cpus)))
> return;
>
> - if (time_after(now, nohz.next_stats))
> + if (time_after(now, next) && has_blocked)
> flags = NOHZ_STATS_KICK;
>
> if (time_before(now, nohz.next_balance))
> @@ -9207,13 +9231,15 @@ void nohz_balance_enter_idle(int cpu)
> if (!housekeeping_cpu(cpu, HK_FLAG_SCHED))
> return;
>
> + rq->has_blocked_load = 1;
> +
> if (rq->nohz_tick_stopped)
> - return;
> + goto out;
>
> /*
> * If we're a completely isolated CPU, we don't play.
> */
> - if (on_null_domain(cpu_rq(cpu)))
> + if (on_null_domain(rq))
> return;
>
> rq->nohz_tick_stopped = 1;
> @@ -9222,6 +9248,13 @@ void nohz_balance_enter_idle(int cpu)
> atomic_inc(&nohz.nr_cpus);
>
> set_cpu_sd_state_idle(cpu);
> +
> +out:
> + /*
> + * Each time a cpu enter idle, we assume that it has blocked load and
> + * enable the periodic update of the load of idle cpus
> + */
> + WRITE_ONCE(nohz.has_blocked, 1);
> }
> #else
> static inline void nohz_balancer_kick(struct rq *rq) { }
> @@ -9374,6 +9407,16 @@ static bool nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, enum cpu_idle_type idle)
>
> SCHED_WARN_ON((flags & NOHZ_KICK_MASK) == NOHZ_BALANCE_KICK);
>
> + /*
> + * We assume there will be no idle load after this update and clear
> + * the stats state. If a cpu enters idle in the mean time, it will
> + * set the stats state and trig another update of idle load.
> + * Because a cpu that becomes idle, is added to idle_cpus_mask before
> + * setting the stats state, we are sure to not clear the state and not
> + * check the load of an idle cpu.
> + */
> + WRITE_ONCE(nohz.has_blocked, 0);
> +
> for_each_cpu(balance_cpu, nohz.idle_cpus_mask) {
> if (balance_cpu == this_cpu || !idle_cpu(balance_cpu))
> continue;
> @@ -9383,11 +9426,16 @@ static bool nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, enum cpu_idle_type idle)
> * work being done for other cpus. Next load
> * balancing owner will pick it up.
> */
> - if (need_resched())
> - break;
> + if (need_resched()) {
> + has_blocked_load = true;
> + goto abort;
> + }
>
> rq = cpu_rq(balance_cpu);
>
> + update_blocked_averages(rq->cpu);
> + has_blocked_load |= rq->has_blocked_load;
> +
> /*
> * If time for next balance is due,
> * do the balance.
> @@ -9400,7 +9448,6 @@ static bool nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, enum cpu_idle_type idle)
> cpu_load_update_idle(rq);
> rq_unlock_irq(rq, &rf);
>
> - update_blocked_averages(rq->cpu);
> if (flags & NOHZ_BALANCE_KICK)
> rebalance_domains(rq, CPU_IDLE);
> }
> @@ -9415,7 +9462,13 @@ static bool nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, enum cpu_idle_type idle)
> if (flags & NOHZ_BALANCE_KICK)
> rebalance_domains(this_rq, CPU_IDLE);
>
> - nohz.next_stats = next_stats;
> + WRITE_ONCE(nohz.next_blocked,
> + now + msecs_to_jiffies(LOAD_AVG_PERIOD));
> +
> +abort:
> + /* There is still blocked load, enable periodic update */
> + if (has_blocked_load)
> + WRITE_ONCE(nohz.has_blocked, 1);
>
> /*
> * next_balance will be updated only when there is a need.
> @@ -10046,6 +10099,7 @@ __init void init_sched_fair_class(void)
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
> nohz.next_balance = jiffies;
> + nohz.next_blocked = jiffies;
> zalloc_cpumask_var(&nohz.idle_cpus_mask, GFP_NOWAIT);
> #endif
> #endif /* SMP */
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
> index e200045..ad9b929 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
> +++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
> @@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ struct rq {
> #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> unsigned long last_load_update_tick;
> unsigned long last_blocked_load_update_tick;
> + unsigned int has_blocked_load;
> #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
> unsigned int nohz_tick_stopped;
> atomic_t nohz_flags;
> --
> 2.7.4
>
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