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Message-ID: <ZvyW2dXQxhxsJNWt@google.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 17:42:01 -0700
From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To: Madadi Vineeth Reddy <vineethr@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>,
Athira Rajeev <atrajeev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>, acme@...hat.com,
linux-perf-users <linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] perf sched timehist: Add pre-migration wait time
option
On Tue, Oct 01, 2024 at 04:36:20PM +0530, Madadi Vineeth Reddy wrote:
> pre-migration wait time is the time that a task unnecessarily spends
> on the runqueue of a CPU but doesn't get switched-in there. In terms
> of tracepoints, it is the time between sched:sched_wakeup and
> sched:sched_migrate_task.
>
> Let's say a task woke up on CPU2, then it got migrated to CPU4 and
> then it's switched-in to CPU4. So, here pre-migration wait time is
> time that it was waiting on runqueue of CPU2 after it is woken up.
>
> The general pattern for pre-migration to occur is:
> sched:sched_wakeup
> sched:sched_migrate_task
> sched:sched_switch
> So, this option expects sched_wakeup also to be recorded and fails
> if attempted to use the option without sched:sched_wakeup tracepoint.
>
> pre-migrations are generally not useful and it increases migrations.
> This metric would be helpful in testing patches mainly related to wakeup
> and load-balancer code paths as better wakeup logic would choose an
> optimal CPU where task would be switched-in and thereby reducing pre-
> migrations.
>
> The sample output(s) when -P or --pre-migrations is used:
> =================
> time cpu task name wait time sch delay run time pre-mig time
> [tid/pid] (msec) (msec) (msec) (msec)
> --------------- ------ ------------------------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------
> 103032.721020 [0000] perf[47206] 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
> 103032.721034 [0000] migration/0[18] 0.000 0.003 0.013 0.000
> 103032.736716 [0001] schbench[47229/47207] 10.664 9.231 0.039 9.170
> 103032.736719 [0005] <idle> 0.000 0.000 15.405 0.000
> 103032.736726 [0003] schbench[47216/47207] 11.251 9.193 0.022 9.126
> 103032.736727 [0001] schbench[47228/47207] 10.752 9.264 0.010 9.169
> 103032.736731 [0007] <idle> 0.000 0.000 15.314 0.000
> 103032.736739 [0008] <idle> 0.000 0.000 15.249 0.000
> 103032.736742 [0003] schbench[47257/47207] 9.498 9.184 0.015 9.100
>
> 51370.894024 [0012] schbench[38775/38770] 21.047 21.047 8.950 0.000
> 51370.894024 [0008] schbench[38781/38770] 39.597 39.448 9.984 39.437
> 51370.894025 [0009] stress-ng-cpu[38743] 7.971 7.971 9.997 0.000
>
> Changes since v1:
> - Use timehist_sched_wakeup_event() to get the sched_wakeup time. (Namhyung Kim)
> - Rebase against perf-tools-next commit b38c49d8296b ("perf/test: Speed up test
> case perf annotate basic tests")
>
> Signed-off-by: Madadi Vineeth Reddy <vineethr@...ux.ibm.com>
> ---
> tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt | 8 ++
> tools/perf/builtin-sched.c | 112 ++++++++++++++++--------
> 2 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt
> index 3db64954a267..7935499b88b0 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt
> @@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ OPTIONS for 'perf sched timehist'
> priorities are specified with -: 120-129. A combination of both can also be
> provided: 0,120-129.
>
> +-P::
> +--pre-migrations::
> + Show pre-migration wait time. pre-migration wait time is the time spent
> + by a task waiting on a runqueue but not getting the chance to run there
> + and is migrated to a different runqueue where it is finally run. This
> + time between migrate_task and sched_wakeup is the pre-migration wait
> + time. This option is valid only if sched_wakeup tracepoint is recorded.
> +
> OPTIONS for 'perf sched replay'
> ------------------------------
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
> index fdf979aaf275..02fe0ec41141 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
> @@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ struct perf_sched {
> bool show_wakeups;
> bool show_next;
> bool show_migrations;
> + bool pre_migrations;
> bool show_state;
> bool show_prio;
> u64 skipped_samples;
> @@ -244,7 +245,10 @@ struct thread_runtime {
> u64 dt_iowait; /* time between CPU access by iowait (off cpu) */
> u64 dt_preempt; /* time between CPU access by preempt (off cpu) */
> u64 dt_delay; /* time between wakeup and sched-in */
> + u64 dt_pre_mig; /* time between migration and wakeup */
> u64 ready_to_run; /* time of wakeup */
> + u64 woken; /* time when sched_wakeup tracepoint is hit */
> + u64 migrated; /* time when a thread is migrated */
>
> struct stats run_stats;
> u64 total_run_time;
> @@ -252,6 +256,7 @@ struct thread_runtime {
> u64 total_iowait_time;
> u64 total_preempt_time;
> u64 total_delay_time;
> + u64 total_pre_mig_time;
>
> char last_state;
>
> @@ -2073,14 +2078,15 @@ static void timehist_header(struct perf_sched *sched)
> printf(" ");
> }
>
> - if (sched->show_prio) {
> - printf(" %-*s %-*s %9s %9s %9s",
> - comm_width, "task name", MAX_PRIO_STR_LEN, "prio",
> - "wait time", "sch delay", "run time");
> - } else {
> - printf(" %-*s %9s %9s %9s", comm_width,
> - "task name", "wait time", "sch delay", "run time");
> - }
> + printf(" %-*s", comm_width, "task name");
> +
> + if (sched->show_prio)
> + printf(" %-*s", MAX_PRIO_STR_LEN, "prio");
> +
> + printf(" %9s %9s %9s", "wait time", "sch delay", "run time");
> +
> + if (sched->pre_migrations)
> + printf(" %9s", "pre-mig time");
>
> if (sched->show_state)
> printf(" %s", "state");
> @@ -2095,17 +2101,15 @@ static void timehist_header(struct perf_sched *sched)
> if (sched->show_cpu_visual)
> printf(" %*s ", ncpus, "");
>
> - if (sched->show_prio) {
> - printf(" %-*s %-*s %9s %9s %9s",
> - comm_width, "[tid/pid]", MAX_PRIO_STR_LEN, "",
> - "(msec)", "(msec)", "(msec)");
> - } else {
> - printf(" %-*s %9s %9s %9s", comm_width,
> - "[tid/pid]", "(msec)", "(msec)", "(msec)");
> - }
> + printf(" %-*s", comm_width, "[tid/pid]");
>
> - if (sched->show_state)
> - printf(" %5s", "");
> + if (sched->show_prio)
> + printf(" %-*s", MAX_PRIO_STR_LEN, "");
> +
> + printf(" %9s %9s %9s", "(msec)", "(msec)", "(msec)");
> +
> + if (sched->pre_migrations)
> + printf(" %9s", "(msec)");
>
> printf("\n");
>
> @@ -2117,15 +2121,15 @@ static void timehist_header(struct perf_sched *sched)
> if (sched->show_cpu_visual)
> printf(" %.*s ", ncpus, graph_dotted_line);
>
> - if (sched->show_prio) {
> - printf(" %.*s %.*s %.9s %.9s %.9s",
> - comm_width, graph_dotted_line, MAX_PRIO_STR_LEN, graph_dotted_line,
> - graph_dotted_line, graph_dotted_line, graph_dotted_line);
> - } else {
> - printf(" %.*s %.9s %.9s %.9s", comm_width,
> - graph_dotted_line, graph_dotted_line, graph_dotted_line,
> - graph_dotted_line);
> - }
> + printf(" %.*s", comm_width, graph_dotted_line);
> +
> + if (sched->show_prio)
> + printf(" %.*s", MAX_PRIO_STR_LEN, graph_dotted_line);
> +
> + printf(" %.9s %.9s %.9s", graph_dotted_line, graph_dotted_line, graph_dotted_line);
> +
> + if (sched->pre_migrations)
> + printf(" %.9s", graph_dotted_line);
>
> if (sched->show_state)
> printf(" %.5s", graph_dotted_line);
> @@ -2180,6 +2184,8 @@ static void timehist_print_sample(struct perf_sched *sched,
>
> print_sched_time(tr->dt_delay, 6);
> print_sched_time(tr->dt_run, 6);
> + if (sched->pre_migrations)
> + print_sched_time(tr->dt_pre_mig, 6);
>
> if (sched->show_state)
> printf(" %5c ", thread__tid(thread) == 0 ? 'I' : state);
> @@ -2239,6 +2245,7 @@ static void timehist_update_runtime_stats(struct thread_runtime *r,
> r->dt_iowait = 0;
> r->dt_preempt = 0;
> r->dt_run = 0;
> + r->dt_pre_mig = 0;
>
> if (tprev) {
> r->dt_run = t - tprev;
> @@ -2247,6 +2254,11 @@ static void timehist_update_runtime_stats(struct thread_runtime *r,
> pr_debug("time travel: wakeup time for task > previous sched_switch event\n");
> else
> r->dt_delay = tprev - r->ready_to_run;
> +
> + if (r->woken && r->migrated) {
> + if ((r->migrated > r->woken) && (r->migrated < tprev))
> + r->dt_pre_mig = r->migrated - r->woken;
> + }
> }
>
> if (r->last_time > tprev)
> @@ -2270,6 +2282,7 @@ static void timehist_update_runtime_stats(struct thread_runtime *r,
> r->total_sleep_time += r->dt_sleep;
> r->total_iowait_time += r->dt_iowait;
> r->total_preempt_time += r->dt_preempt;
> + r->total_pre_mig_time += r->dt_pre_mig;
> }
>
> static bool is_idle_sample(struct perf_sample *sample,
> @@ -2598,13 +2611,19 @@ static int timehist_sched_wakeup_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
> if (tr == NULL)
> return -1;
>
> - if (tr->ready_to_run == 0)
> - tr->ready_to_run = sample->time;
> + if (!strcmp(evsel__name(evsel), "sched:sched_waking")) {
I guess it won't work when there's no sched_waking event. Can you
simply handle pre-migration in sched_waking?
Thanks,
Namhyung
> + if (tr->ready_to_run == 0)
> + tr->ready_to_run = sample->time;
>
> - /* show wakeups if requested */
> - if (sched->show_wakeups &&
> - !perf_time__skip_sample(&sched->ptime, sample->time))
> - timehist_print_wakeup_event(sched, evsel, sample, machine, thread);
> + /* show wakeups if requested */
> + if (sched->show_wakeups &&
> + !perf_time__skip_sample(&sched->ptime, sample->time))
> + timehist_print_wakeup_event(sched, evsel, sample, machine, thread);
> + } else {
> + /* keep track of wakeup time for pre-migration */
> + if (tr->woken == 0)
> + tr->woken = sample->time;
> + }
>
> return 0;
> }
> @@ -2684,8 +2703,14 @@ static int timehist_migrate_task_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
>
> tr->migrations++;
>
> + if (tr->migrated == 0)
> + tr->migrated = sample->time;
> +
> /* show migrations if requested */
> - timehist_print_migration_event(sched, evsel, sample, machine, thread);
> + if (sched->show_migrations) {
> + timehist_print_migration_event(sched, evsel, sample,
> + machine, thread);
> + }
>
> return 0;
> }
> @@ -2836,11 +2861,14 @@ static int timehist_sched_change_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
> /* last state is used to determine where to account wait time */
> tr->last_state = state;
>
> - /* sched out event for task so reset ready to run time */
> + /* sched out event for task so reset ready to run time, woken and migrated time */
> if (state == 'R')
> tr->ready_to_run = t;
> else
> tr->ready_to_run = 0;
> +
> + tr->woken = 0;
> + tr->migrated = 0;
> }
>
> evsel__save_time(evsel, sample->time, sample->cpu);
> @@ -3267,7 +3295,8 @@ static int perf_sched__timehist(struct perf_sched *sched)
> setup_pager();
>
> /* prefer sched_waking if it is captured */
> - if (evlist__find_tracepoint_by_name(session->evlist, "sched:sched_waking"))
> + if (!sched->pre_migrations &&
> + evlist__find_tracepoint_by_name(session->evlist, "sched:sched_waking"))
> handlers[1].handler = timehist_sched_wakeup_ignore;
>
> /* setup per-evsel handlers */
> @@ -3280,8 +3309,14 @@ static int perf_sched__timehist(struct perf_sched *sched)
> goto out;
> }
>
> - if (sched->show_migrations &&
> - perf_session__set_tracepoints_handlers(session, migrate_handlers))
> + if (sched->pre_migrations && !evlist__find_tracepoint_by_name(session->evlist,
> + "sched:sched_wakeup")) {
> + pr_err("No sched_wakeup events found. sched_wakeup tracepoint is mandatory for -P option\n");
> + goto out;
> + }
> +
> + if ((sched->show_migrations || sched->pre_migrations) &&
> + perf_session__set_tracepoints_handlers(session, migrate_handlers))
> goto out;
>
> /* pre-allocate struct for per-CPU idle stats */
> @@ -3823,6 +3858,7 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
> OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "show-prio", &sched.show_prio, "Show task priority"),
> OPT_STRING(0, "prio", &sched.prio_str, "prio",
> "analyze events only for given task priority(ies)"),
> + OPT_BOOLEAN('P', "pre-migrations", &sched.pre_migrations, "Show pre-migration wait time"),
> OPT_PARENT(sched_options)
> };
>
> --
> 2.43.2
>
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