linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] sched/deadline: Throttle a constrained deadline task activated after the deadline

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Message-ID: <20170214143343.761f6e12@gandalf.local.home>
Date:   Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:33:43 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@....com>,
        Tommaso Cucinotta <tommaso.cucinotta@...up.it>,
        Luca Abeni <luca.abeni@...tannapisa.it>,
        Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
        Romulo Silva de Oliveira <romulo.deoliveira@...c.br>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] sched/deadline: Throttle a constrained deadline
 task activated after the deadline

On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:05:58 +0100
Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com> wrote:

> During the activation, CBS checks if it can reuse the current task's
> runtime and period. If the deadline of the task is in the past, CBS
> cannot use the runtime, and so it replenishes the task. This rule
> works fine for implicit deadline tasks (deadline == period), and the
> CBS was designed for implicit deadline tasks. However, a task with
> constrained deadline (deadine < period) might be awakened after the
> deadline, but before the next period. In this case, replenishing the
> task would allow it to run for runtime / deadline. As in this case
> deadline < period, CBS enables a task to run for more than the
> runtime / period. In a very load system, this can cause the domino
> effect, making other tasks to miss their deadlines.
> 
> To avoid this problem, in the activation of a constrained deadline
> task after the deadline but before the next period, throttle the
> task and set the replenishing timer to the begin of the next period,
> unless it is boosted.
> 
> Reproducer:
> 
>  --------------- %< ---------------
>   int main (int argc, char **argv)
>   {
> 	int ret;
> 	int flags = 0;
> 	unsigned long l = 0;
> 	struct timespec ts;
> 	struct sched_attr attr;
> 
> 	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
> 	attr.size = sizeof(attr);
> 
> 	attr.sched_policy   = SCHED_DEADLINE;
> 	attr.sched_runtime  = 2 * 1000 * 1000;		/* 2 ms */
> 	attr.sched_deadline = 2 * 1000 * 1000;		/* 2 ms */
> 	attr.sched_period   = 2 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000;	/* 2 s */
> 
> 	ts.tv_sec = 0;
> 	ts.tv_nsec = 2000 * 1000;			/* 2 ms */
> 
> 	ret = sched_setattr(0, &attr, flags);
> 
> 	if (ret < 0) {
> 		perror("sched_setattr");
> 		exit(-1);
> 	}
> 
> 	for(;;) {
> 		/* XXX: you may need to adjust the loop */
> 		for (l = 0; l < 150000; l++);
> 		/*
> 		 * The ideia is to go to sleep right before the deadline
> 		 * and then wake up before the next period to receive
> 		 * a new replenishment.
> 		 */
> 		nanosleep(&ts, NULL);
> 	}
> 
> 	exit(0);
>   }
>   --------------- >% ---------------  
> 
> On my box, this reproducer uses almost 50% of the CPU time, which is
> obviously wrong for a task with 2/2000 reservation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@....com>
> Cc: Tommaso Cucinotta <tommaso.cucinotta@...up.it>
> Cc: Luca Abeni <luca.abeni@...tannapisa.it>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
> Cc: Romulo Silva de Oliveira <romulo.deoliveira@...c.br>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> 

Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>

-- Steve