[PATCH] KVM: LAPIC: Loose fluctuation filter for auto tune lapic_timer_advance_ns

From: Wanpeng Li
Date: Wed Sep 25 2019 - 01:47:25 EST


From: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@xxxxxxxxxxx>

5000 guest cycles delta is easy to encounter on desktop, per-vCPU
lapic_timer_advance_ns always keeps at 1000ns initial value, lets
loose fluctuation filter a bit to make auto tune can make some
progress.

Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 3a3a685..258407e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@

static bool lapic_timer_advance_dynamic __read_mostly;
#define LAPIC_TIMER_ADVANCE_ADJUST_MIN 100
-#define LAPIC_TIMER_ADVANCE_ADJUST_MAX 5000
+#define LAPIC_TIMER_ADVANCE_ADJUST_MAX 10000
#define LAPIC_TIMER_ADVANCE_ADJUST_INIT 1000
/* step-by-step approximation to mitigate fluctuation */
#define LAPIC_TIMER_ADVANCE_ADJUST_STEP 8
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ static inline void adjust_lapic_timer_advance(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
timer_advance_ns += ns/LAPIC_TIMER_ADVANCE_ADJUST_STEP;
}

- if (unlikely(timer_advance_ns > LAPIC_TIMER_ADVANCE_ADJUST_MAX))
+ if (unlikely(timer_advance_ns > LAPIC_TIMER_ADVANCE_ADJUST_MAX/2))
timer_advance_ns = LAPIC_TIMER_ADVANCE_ADJUST_INIT;
apic->lapic_timer.timer_advance_ns = timer_advance_ns;
}
--
2.7.4