linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sched/deadline: Reduce rq lock contention in dl_add_task_root

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Message-ID: <jhjeeig4pmt.mognet@arm.com>
Date:   Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:51:06 +0000
From:   Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>
To:     Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Quentin Perret <qperret@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched/deadline: Reduce rq lock contention in dl_add_task_root_domain()

On 19/01/21 09:35, Dietmar Eggemann wrote:
> dl_add_task_root_domain() is called during sched domain rebuild:
>
>   rebuild_sched_domains_locked()
>     partition_and_rebuild_sched_domains()
>       rebuild_root_domains()
>          for all top_cpuset descendants:
>            update_tasks_root_domain()
>              for all tasks of cpuset:
>                dl_add_task_root_domain()
>
> Change it so that only the task pi lock is taken to check if the task
> has a SCHED_DEADLINE (DL) policy. In case that p is a DL task take the
> rq lock as well to be able to safely de-reference root domain's DL
> bandwidth structure.
>

A task's policy is stable under ->pi_lock, so LGTM.

Reviewed-by: Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>

> Most of the tasks will have another policy (namely SCHED_NORMAL) and
> can now bail without taking the rq lock.
>
> One thing to note here: Even in case that there aren't any DL user
> tasks, a slow frequency switching system with cpufreq gov schedutil has
> a DL task (sugov) per frequency domain running which participates in DL
> bandwidth management.
>
> Reviewed-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>