linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PM / suspend: measure the time of filesystem syncing

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Date:   Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:26:50 +0100
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     Harry Pan <harry.pan@...el.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Harry Pan <gs0622@...il.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PM / suspend: measure the time of filesystem syncing

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 12:21 AM Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 4:57 PM Harry Pan <harry.pan@...el.com> wrote:
> >
> > This patch gives the reader an intuitive metric of the time cost by
> > the kernel issuing a filesystem sync during suspend; although developer
> > can guess by the timestamp of next log or enable the ftrace power event
> > for manual calculation, this manner is easier to read and benefits the
> > automatic script.
> >
> > v2: simplify the variables, apply the simplest form of ktime API.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Harry Pan <harry.pan@...el.com>
> > ---
> >  kernel/power/suspend.c | 7 ++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/power/suspend.c b/kernel/power/suspend.c
> > index 0bd595a0b610..87c0073f0c9d 100644
> > --- a/kernel/power/suspend.c
> > +++ b/kernel/power/suspend.c
> > @@ -550,6 +550,8 @@ static void suspend_finish(void)
> >  static int enter_state(suspend_state_t state)
> >  {
> >         int error;
> > +       ktime_t start;
> > +       unsigned int elapsed_msecs;
>
> You only need these two if CONFIG_SUSPEND_SKIP_SYNC is set, ->
>
> >
> >         trace_suspend_resume(TPS("suspend_enter"), state, true);
> >         if (state == PM_SUSPEND_TO_IDLE) {
> > @@ -570,9 +572,12 @@ static int enter_state(suspend_state_t state)
> >
> >  #ifndef CONFIG_SUSPEND_SKIP_SYNC
>
> -> so I would change this to
>
> if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SUSPEND_SKIP_SYNC)) {

if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SUSPEND_SKIP_SYNC)) {

that is (missing "!").

>      ktime_t start;
>      unsigned int elapsed_msecs;
>
> >         trace_suspend_resume(TPS("sync_filesystems"), 0, true);
> > +       start = ktime_get();
>
> Why don't you do this after printing the message below?
>
> >         pr_info("Syncing filesystems ... ");
> >         ksys_sync();
> > -       pr_cont("done.\n");
> > +       elapsed_msecs = ktime_to_ms(ktime_sub(ktime_get(), start));
> > +       pr_cont("(elapsed %d.%03d seconds) done.\n", elapsed_msecs / 1000,
> > +               elapsed_msecs % 1000);
>
> Use MSEC_PER_SEC here.
>
> >         trace_suspend_resume(TPS("sync_filesystems"), 0, false);
> >  #endif
> >