Re: [RFC 1/2] perf core: Add PERF_COUNT_SW_CGROUP_SWITCHES event

[Namhyung Kim]

On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:45 PM Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 11:10:30AM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:19 AM Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> > > index 9a38f579bc76..5eb284819ee5 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> > > @@ -1174,25 +1174,19 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct pt_regs, __perf_regs[4]);
> > >   * which is guaranteed by us not actually scheduling inside other swevents
> > >   * because those disable preemption.
> > >   */
> > > -static __always_inline void
> > > -perf_sw_event_sched(u32 event_id, u64 nr, u64 addr)
> > > +static __always_inline void __perf_sw_event_sched(u32 event_id, u64 nr, u64 addr)
> >
> > It'd be nice to avoid the __ prefix if possible.
>
> Not having __ would seem to suggest its a function of generic utility.
> Still, *shrug* ;-)

Ok, noted.

>
> > >  {
> > > -       if (static_key_false(&perf_swevent_enabled[PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS]))
> > > -               return true;
> > > -       return false;
> > > +       return static_key_false(&perf_swevent_enabled[swevt]);
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  static inline void perf_event_task_migrate(struct task_struct *task)
> > > @@ -1207,11 +1201,9 @@ static inline void perf_event_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *prev,
> > >         if (static_branch_unlikely(&perf_sched_events))
> > >                 __perf_event_task_sched_in(prev, task);
> > >
> > > -       if (perf_sw_migrate_enabled() && task->sched_migrated) {
> > > -               struct pt_regs *regs = this_cpu_ptr(&__perf_regs[0]);
> > > -
> > > -               perf_fetch_caller_regs(regs);
> > > -               ___perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS, 1, regs, 0);
> > > +       if (__perf_sw_enabled(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS) &&
> > > +           task->sched_migrated) {
> >
> > It seems task->sched_migrate is set only if the event is enabled,
> > then can we just check the value here?
>
> Why suffer the unconditional load and test? Your L1 too big?

I just wanted to avoid typing long lines.. ;-p

>
> > > +               __perf_sw_event_sched(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS, 1, 0);
> > >                 task->sched_migrated = 0;
> > >         }
> > >  }
> > > @@ -1219,7 +1211,13 @@ static inline void perf_event_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *prev,
> > >  static inline void perf_event_task_sched_out(struct task_struct *prev,
> > >                                              struct task_struct *next)
> > >  {
> > > -       perf_sw_event_sched(PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES, 1, 0);
> > > +       if (__perf_sw_enabled(PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES))
> > > +               __perf_sw_event_sched(PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES, 1, 0);
> > > +
> > > +       if (__perf_sw_enabled(PERF_COUNT_SW_CGROUP_SWITCHES) &&
> > > +           (task_css_check(prev, perf_event_cgrp_id, 1)->cgroup !=
> > > +            task_css_check(next, perf_event_cgrp_id, 1)->cgroup))
> > > +               __perf_sw_event_sched(PERF_COUNT_SW_CGROUP_SWITCHES, 1, 0);
> >
> > I was not clear about the RCU protection here.  Is it ok to access
> > the task's css_set directly?
>
> We're here with preemption and IRQs disabled, good luck trying to get
> RCU to consider that not a critical section and spirit things away under
> us.

Ok, someday I'll go reading the RCU code.. :)

Thanks,
Namhyung