linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] sched/feec: Simplify the traversal of pd'cpus

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Message-ID: <7b3601d1-f39e-4691-84d1-8aa397e06535@arm.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:01:13 +0100
From: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>
To: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan94@...il.com>
Cc: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@....com>,
 Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@...soc.com>, mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org,
 juri.lelli@...hat.com, vincent.guittot@...aro.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
 bsegall@...gle.com, mgorman@...e.de, vschneid@...hat.com,
 vdonnefort@...gle.com, ke.wang@...soc.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] sched/feec: Simplify the traversal of pd'cpus

On 19.08.25 03:02, Xuewen Yan wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM Dietmar Eggemann
> <dietmar.eggemann@....com> wrote:
>>
>> On 18.08.25 12:05, Xuewen Yan wrote:
>>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM Dietmar Eggemann
>>> <dietmar.eggemann@....com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 14.08.25 10:52, Xuewen Yan wrote:
>>>>> Hi Dietmar,
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM Dietmar Eggemann
>>>>> <dietmar.eggemann@....com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12.08.25 10:33, Xuewen Yan wrote:

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>> Looks like we do need also the sd cpumask here.
>>
>> Consider this tri-gear system:
>>
>> #  cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpu_capacity
>> 160
>> 160
>> 160
>> 160
>> 498
>> 498
>> 1024
>> 1024
>>
>> and 2 exclusive cpusets cs1={0-1,4,6} and cs2={2-3,5,7}, so EAS is
>> possible in all 3 root_domains (/, /cs1, /cs2):
> 
> Isn't your CPU an ARM Dynamiq architecture?
> In my understanding, for Dynamiq arch, there is only one MC domain...
> Did I miss something?

Ah, should have mentioned that this is qemu. I used a dts file
(qemu-system-aarch64 ... -dtb foo.dtb) with individual
'next-level-cache' entries for the CPUs {0-3}, {4-5} and {6-7} so that's
why you see MC & PKG. Removing those gives you a system with only MC:

[  106.986828] CPU2 attaching sched-domain(s):
[  106.987846]  domain-0: span=2-3,5,7 level=MC
[  106.987941]   groups: 2:{ span=2 cap=159 }, 3:{ span=3 cap=154 }, 5:{
span=5 cap=495 }, 7:{ span=7 cap=991 }
[  106.988842] CPU3 attaching sched-domain(s):
[  106.989096]  domain-0: span=2-3,5,7 level=MC
[  106.989136]   groups: 3:{ span=3 cap=154 }, 5:{ span=5 cap=495 }, 7:{
span=7 cap=991 }, 2:{ span=2 cap=159 }
[  106.989679] CPU5 attaching sched-domain(s):
[  106.989692]  domain-0: span=2-3,5,7 level=MC
[  106.989773]   groups: 5:{ span=5 cap=495 }, 7:{ span=7 cap=991 }, 2:{
span=2 cap=159 }, 3:{ span=3 cap=154 }
[  106.990466] CPU7 attaching sched-domain(s):
[  106.990482]  domain-0: span=2-3,5,7 level=MC
[  106.990632]   groups: 7:{ span=7 cap=991 }, 2:{ span=2 cap=159 }, 3:{
span=3 cap=154 }, 5:{ span=5 cap=495 }
[  106.997604] root domain span: 2-3,5,7
[  106.998267] CPU0 attaching sched-domain(s):
[  106.998278]  domain-0: span=0-1,4,6 level=MC
[  106.998295]   groups: 0:{ span=0 cap=159 }, 1:{ span=1 cap=160 }, 4:{
span=4 cap=496 }, 6:{ span=6 cap=995 }
[  106.998584] CPU1 attaching sched-domain(s):
[  106.998592]  domain-0: span=0-1,4,6 level=MC
[  106.998604]   groups: 1:{ span=1 cap=160 }, 4:{ span=4 cap=496 }, 6:{
span=6 cap=995 }, 0:{ span=0 cap=159 }
[  106.999477] CPU4 attaching sched-domain(s):
[  106.999487]  domain-0: span=0-1,4,6 level=MC
[  106.999504]   groups: 4:{ span=4 cap=496 }, 6:{ span=6 cap=995 }, 0:{
span=0 cap=159 }, 1:{ span=1 cap=160 }
[  107.000070] CPU6 attaching sched-domain(s):
[  107.000082]  domain-0: span=0-1,4,6 level=MC
[  107.000095]   groups: 6:{ span=6 cap=995 }, 0:{ span=0 cap=159 }, 1:{
span=1 cap=160 }, 4:{ span=4 cap=496 }
[  107.000721] root domain span: 0-1,4,6
[  107.001152] root_domain 2-3,5,7: pd6:{ cpus=6-7 nr_pstate=4 } pd4:{
cpus=4-5 nr_pstate=4 } pd0:{ cpus=0-3 nr_pstate=4 }
[  107.001869] root_domain 0-1,4,6: pd6:{ cpus=6-7 nr_pstate=4 } pd4:{
cpus=4-5 nr_pstate=4 } pd0:{ cpus=0-3 nr_pstate=4 }

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