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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:14:49 +0000
From: "Okanovic, Haris" <harisokn@...zon.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 09/10] arm64: support cpuidle-haltpoll
On Tue, 2024-08-13 at 11:56 -0700, Ankur Arora wrote:
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> Okanovic, Haris <harisokn@...zon.com> writes:
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> > On Mon, 2024-07-29 at 11:02 -0700, Ankur Arora wrote:
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> > > Okanovic, Haris <harisokn@...zon.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > On Fri, 2024-07-26 at 13:21 -0700, Ankur Arora wrote:
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> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Add architectural support for cpuidle-haltpoll driver by defining
> > > > > arch_haltpoll_*().
> > > > >
> > > > > Also define ARCH_CPUIDLE_HALTPOLL to allow cpuidle-haltpoll to be
> > > > > selected, and given that we have an optimized polling mechanism
> > > > > in smp_cond_load*(), select ARCH_HAS_OPTIMIZED_POLL.
> > > > >
> > > > > smp_cond_load*() are implemented via LDXR, WFE, with LDXR loading
> > > > > a memory region in exclusive state and the WFE waiting for any
> > > > > stores to it.
> > > > >
> > > > > In the edge case -- no CPU stores to the waited region and there's no
> > > > > interrupt -- the event-stream will provide the terminating condition
> > > > > ensuring we don't wait forever, but because the event-stream runs at
> > > > > a fixed frequency (configured at 10kHz) we might spend more time in
> > > > > the polling stage than specified by cpuidle_poll_time().
> > > > >
> > > > > This would only happen in the last iteration, since overshooting the
> > > > > poll_limit means the governor moves out of the polling stage.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@...cle.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > arch/arm64/Kconfig | 10 ++++++++++
> > > > > arch/arm64/include/asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h | 9 +++++++++
> > > > > arch/arm64/kernel/cpuidle.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > 3 files changed, 42 insertions(+)
> > > > > create mode 100644 arch/arm64/include/asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> > > > > index 5d91259ee7b5..cf1c6681eb0a 100644
> > > > > --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> > > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> > > > > @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ config ARM64
> > > > > select ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_SYNC_CORE
> > > > > select ARCH_HAS_NMI_SAFE_THIS_CPU_OPS
> > > > > select ARCH_HAS_NON_OVERLAPPING_ADDRESS_SPACE
> > > > > + select ARCH_HAS_OPTIMIZED_POLL
> > > > > select ARCH_HAS_PTE_DEVMAP
> > > > > select ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
> > > > > select ARCH_HAS_HW_PTE_YOUNG
> > > > > @@ -2376,6 +2377,15 @@ config ARCH_HIBERNATION_HEADER
> > > > > config ARCH_SUSPEND_POSSIBLE
> > > > > def_bool y
> > > > >
> > > > > +config ARCH_CPUIDLE_HALTPOLL
> > > > > + bool "Enable selection of the cpuidle-haltpoll driver"
> > > > > + default n
> > > > > + help
> > > > > + cpuidle-haltpoll allows for adaptive polling based on
> > > > > + current load before entering the idle state.
> > > > > +
> > > > > + Some virtualized workloads benefit from using it.
> > > > > +
> > > > > endmenu # "Power management options"
> > > > >
> > > > > menu "CPU Power Management"
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 000000000000..65f289407a6c
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
> > > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > > > > +#ifndef _ARCH_HALTPOLL_H
> > > > > +#define _ARCH_HALTPOLL_H
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static inline void arch_haltpoll_enable(unsigned int cpu) { }
> > > > > +static inline void arch_haltpoll_disable(unsigned int cpu) { }
> > > > > +
> > > > > +bool arch_haltpoll_want(bool force);
> > > > > +#endif
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuidle.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuidle.c
> > > > > index f372295207fb..334df82a0eac 100644
> > > > > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuidle.c
> > > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuidle.c
> > > > > @@ -72,3 +72,26 @@ __cpuidle int acpi_processor_ffh_lpi_enter(struct acpi_lpi_state *lpi)
> > > > > lpi->index, state);
> > > > > }
> > > > > #endif
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HALTPOLL_CPUIDLE)
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#include <asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +bool arch_haltpoll_want(bool force)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + /*
> > > > > + * Enabling haltpoll requires two things:
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * - Event stream support to provide a terminating condition to the
> > > > > + * WFE in the poll loop.
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * - KVM support for arch_haltpoll_enable(), arch_haltpoll_enable().
> > > >
> > > > typo: "arch_haltpoll_enable" and "arch_haltpoll_enable"
> > > >
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * Given that the second is missing, allow haltpoll to only be force
> > > > > + * loaded.
> > > > > + */
> > > > > + return (arch_timer_evtstrm_available() && false) || force;
> > > >
> > > > This should always evaluate false without force. Perhaps you meant
> > > > something like this?
> > > >
> > > > ```
> > > > - return (arch_timer_evtstrm_available() && false) || force;
> > > > + return arch_timer_evtstrm_available() || force;
> > > > ```
> > >
> > > No. This was intentional. As I meniton in the comment above, right now
> > > the KVM support is missing. Which means that the guest has no way to
> > > tell the host to not poll as part of host haltpoll.
> > >
> > > Until that is available, only allow force loading.
> >
> > I see, arm64's kvm is missing the poll control mechanism.
> >
> > I'll follow-up your changes with a patch for AWS Graviton; still seeing
> > the same performance gains.
>
> Excellent. Could you Cc me when you send out your changes?
Will do
-- Haris Okanovic
>
> > Tested-by: Haris Okanovic <harisokn@...zon.com>
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> ankur
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