linux-kernel - RE: hotplug support for arch/arc/plat-eznps platform

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Date:   Mon, 7 Aug 2017 13:41:38 +0000
From:   "Ofer Levi(SW)" <oferle@...lanox.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "rusty@...tcorp.com.au" <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
        "vatsa@...ibm.com" <vatsa@...ibm.com>,
        "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>
CC:     "Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com" <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: hotplug support for arch/arc/plat-eznps platform

> You've failed to explain why you think hotplug should be a performance
> critical path.
1. hotplug bring up of 4K cpus takes 40 minutes.  Way too much for any user.
2. plat-eznps is a network processor, where bring up time is sensitive.

> I'm also not seeing how it would be different from boot; you'd be
> looking at a similar cost for SMP bringup.
bring up time of 4k cpus during kernel boot takes 4.5 minutes. 
The function in question is performed only when smp init was performed. 
If I understand correctly, whatever this function is doing is performed after all cpus 
were brought up during kernel boot.


Thanks
-Ofer


 On Monday, August 7, 2017 11:34 AM +0000, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 06, 2017 at 05:53:37AM +0000, Ofer Levi(SW) wrote:
> > I'm adding hot-plug support for the above arch and ran into performance
> issue with execution of
> > partition_sched_domains ()  - About 0.5 sec per cpu, which is unacceptable
> with the arch supported 4k cpus.
> > To my limited understanding, on the plat-eznps arch, where each cpu is
> always running a single threaded process in
> > isolation mode, the above call is not necessary,
> > Can you please confirm (or reject) my understanding? If I'm wrong short
> explanation will be appreciated.
> > If I'm correct, I will be grateful if you can point me to how to skip this call in
> a way acceptable by community.
> 
> You've failed to explain why you think hotplug should be a performance
> critical path.
> 
> I'm also not seeing how it would be different from boot; you'd be
> looking at a similar cost for SMP bringup.