linux-kernel - Re: vmstat: On demand vmstat workers V5

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Message-ID: <20140529164018.GM22231@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 29 May 2014 09:40:18 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...two.org>
Cc:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@...yossef.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>,
	Hakan Akkan <hakanakkan@...il.com>,
	Max Krasnyansky <maxk@...lcomm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, hughd@...gle.com,
	viresh.kumar@...aro.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	peterz@...radead.org
Subject: Re: vmstat: On demand vmstat workers V5

On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:24:15AM -0500, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Thu, 29 May 2014, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> 
> > > Well yes and I am tying directly into that scheme there in cpu.c to
> > > display the active vmstat threads in sysfs. so its the same.
> >
> > I don't think so. Or is there something in vmstat that cpumask_var_t
> > definition depends upon?
> 
> This patch definitely ties the vmstat cpumask into the scheme in cpu.c
> 
> > > I would like to have some way to display the activities on cpus in /sysfs
> > > like I have done here with the active vmstat workers.
> > >
> > > What I think we need is display cpumasks for
> > >
> > > 1. Cpus where the tick is currently off
> > > 2. Cpus that have dynticks enabled.
> > > 3. Cpus that are idle
> >
> > You should find all that in /proc/timer_list
> 
> True. I could actually drop the vmstat cpumask support.
> 
> > Now for CPUs that have full dynticks enabled, we probably need something
> > in sysfs. We could dump the nohz cpumask somewhere. For now you can only grep
> > the dmesg
> 
> There is a nohz mode in /proc/timer_list right?
> 
> > > 4. Cpus that are used for RCU.
> >
> > So, you mean those that aren't in extended grace period (between rcu_user_enter()/exit
> > or rcu_idle_enter/exit)?
> 
> No I mean cpus that have their RCU processing directed to another
> processor.

Ah, that is easier!

In kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.c under #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU:

cpumask_var_t get_rcu_nocb_mask(void)
{
	return rcu_nocb_mask;
}


In include/linux/rcupdate.h:

#if defined(CONFIG_TINY_RCU) || !defined(CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU)
static inline cpumask_var_t get_rcu_nocb_mask(void)
{
	return NULL;
}
#else
cpumask_var_t get_rcu_nocb_mask(void);
#endif


Then display the mask however you prefer.  Modifying the mask is a very
bad idea, and will void your warranty, etc., etc.

							Thanx, Paul

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