linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH V2 3/9] tracing/hwlat: Switch disable

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Message-Id: <812a79bf123c44f410fa260e1129713840281b11.1619210818.git.bristot@redhat.com>
Date:   Fri, 23 Apr 2021 23:05:38 +0200
From:   Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Phil Auld <pauld@...hat.com>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Kate Carcia <kcarcia@...hat.com>,
        Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>,
        Clark Willaims <williams@...hat.com>,
        John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH V2 3/9] tracing/hwlat: Switch disable_migrate to mode none

When in the round-robin mode, if the tracer detects a change in the
hwlatd thread affinity by an external tool, e.g., taskset, the
round-robin logic is disabled. The disable_migrate variable currently
tracks this.

With the addition of the "mode" config and the mode "none," the
disable_migrate logic is equivalent to switch to the "none" mode.

Hence, instead of using a hidden variable to track this behavior,
switch the mode to none, informing the user about this change.

Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>
Cc: Clark Willaims <williams@...hat.com>
Cc: John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>
Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>
---
 kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c | 13 +++++--------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
index 293a969be269..d5daeac351e5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ static int get_sample(void)
 }
 
 static struct cpumask save_cpumask;
-static bool disable_migrate;
 
 static void move_to_next_cpu(void)
 {
@@ -294,15 +293,13 @@ static void move_to_next_cpu(void)
 	struct trace_array *tr = hwlat_trace;
 	int next_cpu;
 
-	if (disable_migrate)
-		return;
 	/*
 	 * If for some reason the user modifies the CPU affinity
 	 * of this thread, then stop migrating for the duration
 	 * of the current test.
 	 */
 	if (!cpumask_equal(current_mask, current->cpus_ptr))
-		goto disable;
+		goto change_mode;
 
 	get_online_cpus();
 	cpumask_and(current_mask, cpu_online_mask, tr->tracing_cpumask);
@@ -313,7 +310,7 @@ static void move_to_next_cpu(void)
 		next_cpu = cpumask_first(current_mask);
 
 	if (next_cpu >= nr_cpu_ids) /* Shouldn't happen! */
-		goto disable;
+		goto change_mode;
 
 	cpumask_clear(current_mask);
 	cpumask_set_cpu(next_cpu, current_mask);
@@ -321,8 +318,9 @@ static void move_to_next_cpu(void)
 	sched_setaffinity(0, current_mask);
 	return;
 
- disable:
-	disable_migrate = true;
+ change_mode:
+	hwlat_data.thread_mode = MODE_NONE;
+	pr_info(BANNER "cpumask changed while in round-robin mode, switching to mode none\n");
 }
 
 /*
@@ -740,7 +738,6 @@ static int hwlat_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 
 	hwlat_trace = tr;
 
-	disable_migrate = false;
 	hwlat_data.count = 0;
 	tr->max_latency = 0;
 	save_tracing_thresh = tracing_thresh;
-- 
2.26.3