Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] sched: Take cpufreq feedback into account
From: Qais Yousef <hidden>
Date: 2024-01-30 00:26:56
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On 01/09/24 17:46, Vincent Guittot wrote:
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Aggregate the different pressures applied on the capacity of CPUs and create a new function that returns the actual capacity of the CPU: get_actual_cpu_capacity() Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Reviewed-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com> --- kernel/sched/fair.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c index 9cc20855dc2b..e54bbf8b4936 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c@@ -4910,13 +4910,22 @@ static inline void util_est_update(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, trace_sched_util_est_se_tp(&p->se); } +static inline unsigned long get_actual_cpu_capacity(int cpu) +{ + unsigned long capacity = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu); + + capacity -= max(thermal_load_avg(cpu_rq(cpu)), cpufreq_get_pressure(cpu));
Does cpufreq_get_pressure() reflect thermally throttled frequency, or just the policy->max being capped by user etc? I didn't see an update to cpufreq when we topology_update_hw_pressure(). Not sure if it'll go through another path. maxing with thermal_load_avg() will change the behavior below where we used to compare against instantaneous pressure. The concern was that it not just can appear quickly, but disappear quickly too. thermal_load_avg() will decay slowly, no? This means we'll lose a lot of opportunities for better task placement until this decays which can take relatively long time. So maxing handles the direction where a pressure suddenly appears. But it doesn't handle where it disappears. I suspect your thoughts are that if it was transient then thermal_load_avg() should be small anyway - which I think makes sense. I think we need a comment to explain these nuance differences.
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+ + return capacity; +} + static inline int util_fits_cpu(unsigned long util, unsigned long uclamp_min, unsigned long uclamp_max, int cpu) { - unsigned long capacity_orig, capacity_orig_thermal; unsigned long capacity = capacity_of(cpu); + unsigned long capacity_orig; bool fits, uclamp_max_fits; /*@@ -4948,7 +4957,6 @@ static inline int util_fits_cpu(unsigned long util, * goal is to cap the task. So it's okay if it's getting less. */ capacity_orig = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu); - capacity_orig_thermal = capacity_orig - arch_scale_thermal_pressure(cpu); /* * We want to force a task to fit a cpu as implied by uclamp_max.@@ -5023,7 +5031,8 @@ static inline int util_fits_cpu(unsigned long util, * handle the case uclamp_min > uclamp_max. */ uclamp_min = min(uclamp_min, uclamp_max); - if (fits && (util < uclamp_min) && (uclamp_min > capacity_orig_thermal)) + if (fits && (util < uclamp_min) && + (uclamp_min > get_actual_cpu_capacity(cpu))) return -1; return fits;@@ -7404,7 +7413,7 @@ select_idle_capacity(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int target) * Look for the CPU with best capacity. */ else if (fits < 0) - cpu_cap = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu) - thermal_load_avg(cpu_rq(cpu)); + cpu_cap = get_actual_cpu_capacity(cpu); /* * First, select CPU which fits better (-1 being better than 0).@@ -7897,8 +7906,8 @@ static int find_energy_efficient_cpu(struct task_struct *p, int prev_cpu) struct root_domain *rd = this_rq()->rd; int cpu, best_energy_cpu, target = -1; int prev_fits = -1, best_fits = -1; - unsigned long best_thermal_cap = 0; - unsigned long prev_thermal_cap = 0; + unsigned long best_actual_cap = 0; + unsigned long prev_actual_cap = 0; struct sched_domain *sd; struct perf_domain *pd; struct energy_env eenv;@@ -7928,7 +7937,7 @@ static int find_energy_efficient_cpu(struct task_struct *p, int prev_cpu) for (; pd; pd = pd->next) { unsigned long util_min = p_util_min, util_max = p_util_max; - unsigned long cpu_cap, cpu_thermal_cap, util; + unsigned long cpu_cap, cpu_actual_cap, util; long prev_spare_cap = -1, max_spare_cap = -1; unsigned long rq_util_min, rq_util_max; unsigned long cur_delta, base_energy;@@ -7940,18 +7949,17 @@ static int find_energy_efficient_cpu(struct task_struct *p, int prev_cpu) if (cpumask_empty(cpus)) continue; - /* Account thermal pressure for the energy estimation */ + /* Account external pressure for the energy estimation */ cpu = cpumask_first(cpus); - cpu_thermal_cap = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu); - cpu_thermal_cap -= arch_scale_thermal_pressure(cpu); + cpu_actual_cap = get_actual_cpu_capacity(cpu); - eenv.cpu_cap = cpu_thermal_cap; + eenv.cpu_cap = cpu_actual_cap; eenv.pd_cap = 0; for_each_cpu(cpu, cpus) { struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu); - eenv.pd_cap += cpu_thermal_cap; + eenv.pd_cap += cpu_actual_cap; if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sched_domain_span(sd))) continue;@@ -8022,7 +8030,7 @@ static int find_energy_efficient_cpu(struct task_struct *p, int prev_cpu) if (prev_delta < base_energy) goto unlock; prev_delta -= base_energy; - prev_thermal_cap = cpu_thermal_cap; + prev_actual_cap = cpu_actual_cap; best_delta = min(best_delta, prev_delta); }@@ -8037,7 +8045,7 @@ static int find_energy_efficient_cpu(struct task_struct *p, int prev_cpu) * but best energy cpu has better capacity. */ if ((max_fits < 0) && - (cpu_thermal_cap <= best_thermal_cap)) + (cpu_actual_cap <= best_actual_cap)) continue; cur_delta = compute_energy(&eenv, pd, cpus, p,@@ -8058,14 +8066,14 @@ static int find_energy_efficient_cpu(struct task_struct *p, int prev_cpu) best_delta = cur_delta; best_energy_cpu = max_spare_cap_cpu; best_fits = max_fits; - best_thermal_cap = cpu_thermal_cap; + best_actual_cap = cpu_actual_cap; } } rcu_read_unlock(); if ((best_fits > prev_fits) || ((best_fits > 0) && (best_delta < prev_delta)) || - ((best_fits < 0) && (best_thermal_cap > prev_thermal_cap))) + ((best_fits < 0) && (best_actual_cap > prev_actual_cap))) target = best_energy_cpu; return target;@@ -9441,8 +9449,8 @@ static inline void init_sd_lb_stats(struct sd_lb_stats *sds) static unsigned long scale_rt_capacity(int cpu) { + unsigned long max = get_actual_cpu_capacity(cpu); struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu); - unsigned long max = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu); unsigned long used, free; unsigned long irq;@@ -9454,12 +9462,9 @@ static unsigned long scale_rt_capacity(int cpu) /* * avg_rt.util_avg and avg_dl.util_avg track binary signals * (running and not running) with weights 0 and 1024 respectively. - * avg_thermal.load_avg tracks thermal pressure and the weighted - * average uses the actual delta max capacity(load). */ used = READ_ONCE(rq->avg_rt.util_avg); used += READ_ONCE(rq->avg_dl.util_avg); - used += thermal_load_avg(rq); if (unlikely(used >= max)) return 1;-- 2.34.1