linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] sched/fair: combine detach into dequeue when migrating task

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Date:   Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:32:56 +0800
From:   Chengming Zhou <zhouchengming@...edance.com>
To:     mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org, vincent.guittot@...aro.org,
        dietmar.eggemann@....com, bsegall@...gle.com, vschneid@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] sched/fair: combine detach into dequeue when migrating
 task

Hello, friendly ping...

Thanks.

On 2022/6/20 21:36, Chengming Zhou wrote:
> When we are migrating task out of the CPU, we can combine detach and
> propagation into dequeue_entity() to save the detach_entity_cfs_rq()
> -> propagate_entity_cfs_rq() call in detach_entity_cfs_rq() in
> migrate_task_rq_fair().
> 
> This optimization is like combining DO_ATTACH in the enqueue_entity()
> when migrating task to the CPU.
> 
> So we don't have to traverse the CFS tree extra time to do the
> detach_entity_cfs_rq() -> propagate_entity_cfs_rq() call, which
> wouldn't be called anymore with this patch's change.
> 
> Copied from Dietmar's much clearer comment:
> 
> detach_task()
>   deactivate_task()
>     dequeue_task_fair()
>       for_each_sched_entity(se)
>         dequeue_entity()
>           update_load_avg() /* (1) */
> 
>   set_task_cpu()
>     migrate_task_rq_fair()
>       /* called detach_entity_cfs_rq() before the patch (2) */
> 
> This patch save the propagate_entity_cfs_rq(&p->se) call from (2)
> by doing the detach_entity_load_avg(), update_tg_load_avg() for
> a migrating task inside (1) (the task being the first se in the loop)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chengming Zhou <zhouchengming@...edance.com>
> ---
> v4:
>  - change the commit message a little.
>  - remove the forward declaration of detach_entity_cfs_rq()
>  - remove verbose comments in code.
> 
> v3:
>  - change to use task_on_rq_migrating() and put Dietmar's much clearer
>    description in the commit message. Thanks!
> 
> v2:
>  - fix !CONFIG_SMP build error
> ---
>  kernel/sched/fair.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> index 8bed75757e65..31d53c11e244 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> @@ -3931,6 +3931,7 @@ static void detach_entity_load_avg(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *s
>  #define UPDATE_TG	0x1
>  #define SKIP_AGE_LOAD	0x2
>  #define DO_ATTACH	0x4
> +#define DO_DETACH	0x8
>  
>  /* Update task and its cfs_rq load average */
>  static inline void update_load_avg(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int flags)
> @@ -3948,7 +3949,14 @@ static inline void update_load_avg(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *s
>  	decayed  = update_cfs_rq_load_avg(now, cfs_rq);
>  	decayed |= propagate_entity_load_avg(se);
>  
> -	if (!se->avg.last_update_time && (flags & DO_ATTACH)) {
> +	if (flags & DO_DETACH) {
> +		/*
> +		 * DO_DETACH means we're here from dequeue_entity()
> +		 * and we are migrating task out of the CPU.
> +		 */
> +		detach_entity_load_avg(cfs_rq, se);
> +		update_tg_load_avg(cfs_rq);
> +	} else if (!se->avg.last_update_time && (flags & DO_ATTACH)) {
>  
>  		/*
>  		 * DO_ATTACH means we're here from enqueue_entity().
> @@ -4241,6 +4249,7 @@ static inline bool cfs_rq_is_decayed(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
>  #define UPDATE_TG	0x0
>  #define SKIP_AGE_LOAD	0x0
>  #define DO_ATTACH	0x0
> +#define DO_DETACH	0x0
>  
>  static inline void update_load_avg(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int not_used1)
>  {
> @@ -4460,6 +4469,11 @@ static __always_inline void return_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq);
>  static void
>  dequeue_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int flags)
>  {
> +	int action = UPDATE_TG;
> +
> +	if (entity_is_task(se) && task_on_rq_migrating(task_of(se)))
> +		action |= DO_DETACH;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Update run-time statistics of the 'current'.
>  	 */
> @@ -4473,7 +4487,7 @@ dequeue_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int flags)
>  	 *   - For group entity, update its weight to reflect the new share
>  	 *     of its group cfs_rq.
>  	 */
> -	update_load_avg(cfs_rq, se, UPDATE_TG);
> +	update_load_avg(cfs_rq, se, action);
>  	se_update_runnable(se);
>  
>  	update_stats_dequeue_fair(cfs_rq, se, flags);
> @@ -6938,8 +6952,6 @@ select_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int prev_cpu, int wake_flags)
>  	return new_cpu;
>  }
>  
> -static void detach_entity_cfs_rq(struct sched_entity *se);
> -
>  /*
>   * Called immediately before a task is migrated to a new CPU; task_cpu(p) and
>   * cfs_rq_of(p) references at time of call are still valid and identify the
> @@ -6973,15 +6985,7 @@ static void migrate_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int new_cpu)
>  		se->vruntime -= min_vruntime;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (p->on_rq == TASK_ON_RQ_MIGRATING) {
> -		/*
> -		 * In case of TASK_ON_RQ_MIGRATING we in fact hold the 'old'
> -		 * rq->lock and can modify state directly.
> -		 */
> -		lockdep_assert_rq_held(task_rq(p));
> -		detach_entity_cfs_rq(&p->se);
> -
> -	} else {
> +	if (!task_on_rq_migrating(p)) {
>  		/*
>  		 * We are supposed to update the task to "current" time, then
>  		 * its up to date and ready to go to new CPU/cfs_rq. But we