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Date:   Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:59:40 +0000
From:   "Zhou Ti (x2019cwm)" <x2019cwm@...x.ca>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 5/5] cpuidle: menu: Take negative "sleep length" values
 into account

On Mon 2021-03-29 14:37 Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> Make the menu governor check the tick_nohz_get_next_hrtimer()
> return value so as to avoid dealing with negative "sleep length"
> values and make it use that value directly when the tick is stopped.
> 
> While at it, rename local variable delta_next in menu_select() to
> delta_tick which better reflects its purpose.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c |   17 +++++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
> +++ linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
>          u64 predicted_ns;
>          u64 interactivity_req;
>          unsigned long nr_iowaiters;
> -       ktime_t delta_next;
> +       ktime_t delta, delta_tick;
>          int i, idx;
>  
>          if (data->needs_update) {
> @@ -280,7 +280,12 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
>          }
>  
>          /* determine the expected residency time, round up */
> -       data->next_timer_ns = tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(&delta_next);
> +       delta = tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(&delta_tick);
> +       if (unlikely(delta < 0)) {
> +               delta = 0;
> +               delta_tick = 0;
> +       }
> +       data->next_timer_ns = delta;
>  
>          nr_iowaiters = nr_iowait_cpu(dev->cpu);
>          data->bucket = which_bucket(data->next_timer_ns, nr_iowaiters);
> @@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
>                   * state selection.
>                   */
>                  if (predicted_ns < TICK_NSEC)
> -                       predicted_ns = delta_next;
> +                       predicted_ns = data->next_timer_ns;
>          } else {
>                  /*
>                   * Use the performance multiplier and the user-configurable
> @@ -377,7 +382,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
>                           * stuck in the shallow one for too long.
>                           */
>                          if (drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns < TICK_NSEC &&
> -                           s->target_residency_ns <= delta_next)
> +                           s->target_residency_ns <= delta_tick)
>                                  idx = i;
>  
>                          return idx;
> @@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
>               predicted_ns < TICK_NSEC) && !tick_nohz_tick_stopped()) {
>                  *stop_tick = false;
>  
> -               if (idx > 0 && drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns > delta_next) {
> +               if (idx > 0 && drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns > delta_tick) {
>                          /*
>                           * The tick is not going to be stopped and the target
>                           * residency of the state to be returned is not within
> @@ -411,7 +416,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
>                                          continue;
>  
>                                  idx = i;
> -                               if (drv->states[i].target_residency_ns <= delta_next)
> +                               if (drv->states[i].target_residency_ns <= delta_tick)
>                                          break;
>                          }
>                  }

How about this.
I think it's possible to avoid the new variable delta.

---

--- linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c.orig	2021-03-29 22:44:02.316971970 -0300
+++ linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c	2021-03-29 22:51:15.804377168 -0300
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
 	u64 predicted_ns;
 	u64 interactivity_req;
 	unsigned long nr_iowaiters;
-	ktime_t delta_next;
+	ktime_t delta_tick;
 	int i, idx;
 
 	if (data->needs_update) {
@@ -280,7 +280,12 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
 	}
 
 	/* determine the expected residency time, round up */
-	data->next_timer_ns = tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(&delta_next);
+	data->next_timer_ns = tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(&delta_tick);
+
+	if (unlikely(data->next_timer_ns >> 63)) {
+		data->next_timer_ns = 0;
+		delta_tick = 0;
+	}
 
 	nr_iowaiters = nr_iowait_cpu(dev->cpu);
 	data->bucket = which_bucket(data->next_timer_ns, nr_iowaiters);
@@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
 		 * state selection.
 		 */
 		if (predicted_ns < TICK_NSEC)
-			predicted_ns = delta_next;
+			predicted_ns = data->next_timer_ns;
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * Use the performance multiplier and the user-configurable
@@ -377,7 +382,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
 			 * stuck in the shallow one for too long.
 			 */
 			if (drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns < TICK_NSEC &&
-			    s->target_residency_ns <= delta_next)
+			    s->target_residency_ns <= delta_tick)
 				idx = i;
 
 			return idx;
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
 	     predicted_ns < TICK_NSEC) && !tick_nohz_tick_stopped()) {
 		*stop_tick = false;
 
-		if (idx > 0 && drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns > delta_next) {
+		if (idx > 0 && drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns > delta_tick) {
 			/*
 			 * The tick is not going to be stopped and the target
 			 * residency of the state to be returned is not within
@@ -411,7 +416,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
 					continue;
 
 				idx = i;
-				if (drv->states[i].target_residency_ns <= delta_next)
+				if (drv->states[i].target_residency_ns <= delta_tick)
 					break;
 			}
 		}

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