linux-kernel - Re: 50 Watt idle power regression bisected to Linux-3.10

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Date:	Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:21:33 +0100
From:	Mike Galbraith <bitbucket@...ine.de>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jeremy Eder <jeder@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Subject: Re: 50 Watt idle power regression bisected to Linux-3.10

Alakazam..

pk cor CPU    %c0  GHz  TSC SMI    %c1    %c3    %c6 CTMP   %pc3   %pc6
             0.17 2.01 2.26   0   0.02  99.82   0.00   49  99.55   0.00
 0   0   0   0.95 1.45 2.26   2   0.43  98.62   0.00   48  98.48   0.00
 1   0   8   0.24 1.99 2.26   2   0.02  99.75   0.00   38  99.68   0.00
 2   0  16   0.17 1.97 2.26   2   0.02  99.81   0.00   40  99.65   0.00
 3   0  24   0.18 1.92 2.26   2   0.02  99.80   0.00   41  99.68   0.00
 4   0  32   0.18 1.95 2.26   2   0.02  99.80   0.00   36  99.66   0.00
 5   0  40   0.15 1.85 2.26   0   0.03  99.83   0.00   35  99.70   0.00
 6   0  48   0.10 1.83 2.26   0   0.01  99.89   0.00   36  99.79   0.00
 7   0  56   0.10 1.97 2.26   0   0.01  99.89   0.00   43  99.75   0.00

Yup, magical gremlin repellent works on 8 socket DL980 too.

> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> index a55e68f..b6399af 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int cpuidle_idle_call(void)
>  	struct cpuidle_device *dev = __this_cpu_read(cpuidle_devices);
>  	struct cpuidle_driver *drv;
>  	int next_state, entered_state;
> -	bool broadcast;
> +	bool broadcast, coupled = false;
>  
>  	if (off || !initialized)
>  		return -ENODEV;
> @@ -147,15 +147,18 @@ int cpuidle_idle_call(void)
>  	if (broadcast)
>  		clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_ENTER, &dev->cpu);
>  
> -	if (cpuidle_state_is_coupled(dev, drv, next_state))
> +	if (cpuidle_state_is_coupled(dev, drv, next_state)) {
>  		entered_state = cpuidle_enter_state_coupled(dev, drv,
>  							    next_state);
> -	else
> +		coupled = true;
> +	} else
>  		entered_state = cpuidle_enter_state(dev, drv, next_state);
>  
>  	if (broadcast)
>  		clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_EXIT, &dev->cpu);
>  
> +	trace_printk("coupled %d: entered state %d\n", coupled, entered_state);
> +
>  	trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, dev->cpu);
>  
>  	/* give the governor an opportunity to reflect on the outcome */
> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
> index cf7f2f0..9de7ee2 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
> @@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  	data->expected_us =
>  		t.tv_sec * USEC_PER_SEC + t.tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;
>  
> -
>  	data->bucket = which_bucket(data->expected_us);
>  
>  	multiplier = performance_multiplier();
> @@ -330,6 +329,9 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  					 data->correction_factor[data->bucket],
>  					 RESOLUTION * DECAY);
>  
> +	trace_printk("expected_us: %d predicted_us: %d\n", data->expected_us,
> +		     data->predicted_us);
> +
>  	get_typical_interval(data);
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -349,10 +351,15 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  		struct cpuidle_state *s = &drv->states[i];
>  		struct cpuidle_state_usage *su = &dev->states_usage[i];
>  
> +		trace_printk("Trying idle state %d s->dis %d su->dis %d\n", i,
> +			     s->disabled, su->disable);
>  		if (s->disabled || su->disable)
>  			continue;
> +		trace_printk("residency %d\n", s->target_residency);
>  		if (s->target_residency > data->predicted_us)
>  			continue;
> +		trace_printk("exit_latency %d vs. %d multiplier %d\n",
> +			     s->exit_latency, latency_req, multiplier);
>  		if (s->exit_latency > latency_req)
>  			continue;
>  		if (s->exit_latency * multiplier > data->predicted_us)
> 


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