linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] x86/resctrl: Move the task's threads to the group automatically

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Date:   Wed, 4 Jan 2023 08:43:03 -0800
From:   Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To:     Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>, <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
CC:     <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <bp@...en8.de>,
        <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, <x86@...nel.org>, <hpa@...or.com>,
        <corbet@....net>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, <eranian@...gle.com>,
        <peternewman@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] x86/resctrl: Move the task's threads to the group
 automatically

Hi Babu,

On 1/3/2023 2:06 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
> Some micro benchmarks run multiple threads when started. Monitoring
> (or controlling) the benchmark using the task id is bit tricky. Users
> need to track all the threads and assign them individually to monitor
> or control. For example:
>   $stream_lowOverhead -codeAlg 13 -nRep 100000 -cores 0 1 2 3 -memMB 32
>   -alignKB 8192 -aPadB 0 -bPadB 0 -cPadB 0 -testMask 1
> 
>   $pidof stream_lowOverhead
>   6793
>
> This benchmark actually runs multiple threads underneath on the cores
> listed above. It can be seen with the command:
>   $ps -T -p 6793
>    PID   SPID TTY          TIME CMD
>   6793   6793 pts/2    00:00:00 stream_lowOverh
>   6793   6802 pts/2    00:01:25 stream_lowOverh
>   6793   6803 pts/2    00:01:25 stream_lowOverh
>   6793   6804 pts/2    00:01:25 stream_lowOverh
>   6793   6805 pts/2    00:01:25 stream_lowOverh
> 
> Users need to assign these threads individually to the resctrl group for
> monitoring or controlling.
> 
>   $echo 6793 > /sys/fs/restrl/clos1/tasks
>   $echo 6802 > /sys/fs/restrl/clos1/tasks
>   $echo 6803 > /sys/fs/restrl/clos1/tasks
>   $echo 6804 > /sys/fs/restrl/clos1/tasks
>   $echo 6805 > /sys/fs/restrl/clos1/tasks
> 
> That is not easy when dealing with numerous threads.

How about:

# echo $$ > /sys/fs/resctrl/clos1/tasks
# stream_lowOverhead -codeAlg 13 -nRep 100000 -cores 0 1 2 3 -memMB 32\
   -alignKB 8192 -aPadB 0 -bPadB 0 -cPadB 0 -testMask 1


Reinette