linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] sched/topology: Rework CPU capacity asymmetry detection

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Date:   Wed, 26 May 2021 22:40:05 +0100
From:   Beata Michalska <beata.michalska@....com>
To:     Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>
Cc:     Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, juri.lelli@...hat.com,
        vincent.guittot@...aro.org, corbet@....net, rdunlap@...radead.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] sched/topology: Rework CPU capacity asymmetry
 detection

On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 08:17:41PM +0200, Dietmar Eggemann wrote:
> On 26/05/2021 14:51, Beata Michalska wrote:
> > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 01:15:46PM +0100, Beata Michalska wrote:
> >> On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 11:52:25AM +0200, Dietmar Eggemann wrote:
> >>> On 25/05/2021 12:29, Beata Michalska wrote:
> >>>> On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 10:53:07AM +0100, Valentin Schneider wrote:
> >>>>> On 24/05/21 23:55, Beata Michalska wrote:
> >>>>>> On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 07:01:04PM +0100, Valentin Schneider wrote:
> >>>>>>> On 24/05/21 11:16, Beata Michalska wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> >>> BTW, how would this mechanism behave on a system with SMT and asymmetric CPU
> >>> capacity? Something EAS wouldn't allow but I guess asym_cap_list will be
> >>> constructed and the SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY_XXX flags will be set?
> >> Yes, the list would get created and flags set. I do not think there is
> >> a difference with current approach (?). So EAS would be disabled (it only cares
> >> about SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY_FULL flag) but the misift might still kick in.
> >>
> > That depends on the arch_scale_cpu_capacity. I would imagine it would
> > return SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE for those, which means no asymmetry will
> > be detected ?
> 
> I was thinking about an erroneous dts file like:
> 
>                 cpu-map {
>                         cluster0 {
>                                 core0 {
> 					thread0 {
>                                         	cpu = <&A53_0>;
> 					};
> 					thread1 {
>                                         	cpu = <&A53_1>;
> 					};
>                                 };
>                                 core1 {
> 					thread0 {
>                                         	cpu = <&A53_2>;
> 					};
> 					thread1 {
>                                         	cpu = <&A53_3>;
> 					};
>                                 };
>                                 core2 {
> 					thread0 {
>                                         	cpu = <&A53_4>;
> 					};
> 					thread1 {
>                                         	cpu = <&A53_5>;
> 					};
>                                 };
>                         };
> 
>                         cluster1 {
>                                 core0 {
> 					thread0 {
>                                         	cpu = <&A53_6>;
> 					};
> 					thread1 {
>                                         	cpu = <&A53_7>;
> 					};
>                                 };
>                         };
>                 };
> 
> 		A53_0: cpu@0 {
> 			capacity-dmips-mhz = <446>;
> 	 	A53_1: cpu@1 {
> 			capacity-dmips-mhz = <1024>;
> 		A53_2: cpu@2 {
> 			capacity-dmips-mhz = <871>;
> 		A53_3: cpu@3 {
> 			capacity-dmips-mhz = <1024>;
> 		A53_4: cpu@4 {
> 			capacity-dmips-mhz = <446>;
> 		A53_5: cpu@5 {
> 			capacity-dmips-mhz = <871>;
> 		A53_6: cpu@6 {
> 			capacity-dmips-mhz = <1024>;
> 		A53_7: cpu@7 {
> 			capacity-dmips-mhz = <1024>;
> 
> Here I guess SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY will be attached to SMT[0-5]. So this
> 'capacity-dmips-mhz' config error won't be detected.
> 
> In case all CPUs (i.e. hw threads would have the correct
> capacity-dmips-mhz = <1024> or not being set (default 1024))
> asym_cap_list would corrcetly only have 1 entry.
We could possibly add a warning (like in EAS) if the asymmetry is detected
for SMT which would give some indication that there is smth ... wrong ?

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