Re: [PATCH v8 06/16] sched/core: uclamp: Extend sched_setattr() to support utilization clamping

[Suren Baghdasaryan]

On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 3:42 AM Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The SCHED_DEADLINE scheduling class provides an advanced and formal
> model to define tasks requirements that can translate into proper
> decisions for both task placements and frequencies selections. Other
> classes have a more simplified model based on the POSIX concept of
> priorities.
>
> Such a simple priority based model however does not allow to exploit
> most advanced features of the Linux scheduler like, for example, driving
> frequencies selection via the schedutil cpufreq governor. However, also
> for non SCHED_DEADLINE tasks, it's still interesting to define tasks
> properties to support scheduler decisions.
>
> Utilization clamping exposes to user-space a new set of per-task
> attributes the scheduler can use as hints about the expected/required
> utilization for a task. This allows to implement a "proactive" per-task
> frequency control policy, a more advanced policy than the current one
> based just on "passive" measured task utilization. For example, it's
> possible to boost interactive tasks (e.g. to get better performance) or
> cap background tasks (e.g. to be more energy/thermal efficient).
>
> Introduce a new API to set utilization clamping values for a specified
> task by extending sched_setattr(), a syscall which already allows to
> define task specific properties for different scheduling classes. A new
> pair of attributes allows to specify a minimum and maximum utilization
> the scheduler can consider for a task.
>
> Do that by validating the required clamp values before and then applying
> the required changes using _the_ same pattern already in use for
> __setscheduler(). This ensures that the task is re-enqueued with the new
> clamp values.
>
> Do not allow to change sched class specific params and non class
> specific params (i.e. clamp values) at the same time.  This keeps things
> simple and still works for the most common cases since we are usually
> interested in just one of the two actions.

Sorry, I can't find where you are checking to eliminate the
possibility of simultaneous changes to both sched class specific
params and non class specific params... Am I too tired or they are
indeed missing?

>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> Changes in v8:
>  Others:
>  - using p->uclamp_req to track clamp values "requested" from userspace
> ---
>  include/linux/sched.h            |  9 ++++
>  include/uapi/linux/sched.h       | 12 ++++-
>  include/uapi/linux/sched/types.h | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++----
>  kernel/sched/core.c              | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  4 files changed, 162 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
> index d8491954e2e1..c2b81a84985b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched.h
> @@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ struct sched_dl_entity {
>   * @value:             clamp value "assigned" to a se
>   * @bucket_id:         bucket index corresponding to the "assigned" value
>   * @active:            the se is currently refcounted in a rq's bucket
> + * @user_defined:      the requested clamp value comes from user-space
>   *
>   * The bucket_id is the index of the clamp bucket matching the clamp value
>   * which is pre-computed and stored to avoid expensive integer divisions from
> @@ -594,11 +595,19 @@ struct sched_dl_entity {
>   * which can be different from the clamp value "requested" from user-space.
>   * This allows to know a task is refcounted in the rq's bucket corresponding
>   * to the "effective" bucket_id.
> + *
> + * The user_defined bit is set whenever a task has got a task-specific clamp
> + * value requested from userspace, i.e. the system defaults apply to this task
> + * just as a restriction. This allows to relax default clamps when a less
> + * restrictive task-specific value has been requested, thus allowing to
> + * implement a "nice" semantic. For example, a task running with a 20%
> + * default boost can still drop its own boosting to 0%.
>   */
>  struct uclamp_se {
>         unsigned int value              : bits_per(SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE);
>         unsigned int bucket_id          : bits_per(UCLAMP_BUCKETS);
>         unsigned int active             : 1;
> +       unsigned int user_defined       : 1;
>  };
>  #endif /* CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK */
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sched.h b/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
> index 075c610adf45..d2c65617a4a4 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
> @@ -53,10 +53,20 @@
>  #define SCHED_FLAG_RECLAIM             0x02
>  #define SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN          0x04
>  #define SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY         0x08
> +#define SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_PARAMS         0x10
> +#define SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MIN      0x20
> +#define SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MAX      0x40
> +
> +#define SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_ALL    (SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY | \
> +                                SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_PARAMS)
> +
> +#define SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP  (SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MIN | \
> +                                SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MAX)
>
>  #define SCHED_FLAG_ALL (SCHED_FLAG_RESET_ON_FORK       | \
>                          SCHED_FLAG_RECLAIM             | \
>                          SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN          | \
> -                        SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY)
> +                        SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_ALL            | \
> +                        SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP)
>
>  #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_SCHED_H */
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sched/types.h b/include/uapi/linux/sched/types.h
> index 10fbb8031930..c852153ddb0d 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/sched/types.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/sched/types.h
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct sched_param {
>  };
>
>  #define SCHED_ATTR_SIZE_VER0   48      /* sizeof first published struct */
> +#define SCHED_ATTR_SIZE_VER1   56      /* add: util_{min,max} */
>
>  /*
>   * Extended scheduling parameters data structure.
> @@ -21,8 +22,33 @@ struct sched_param {
>   * the tasks may be useful for a wide variety of application fields, e.g.,
>   * multimedia, streaming, automation and control, and many others.
>   *
> - * This variant (sched_attr) is meant at describing a so-called
> - * sporadic time-constrained task. In such model a task is specified by:
> + * This variant (sched_attr) allows to define additional attributes to
> + * improve the scheduler knowledge about task requirements.
> + *
> + * Scheduling Class Attributes
> + * ===========================
> + *
> + * A subset of sched_attr attributes specifies the
> + * scheduling policy and relative POSIX attributes:
> + *
> + *  @size              size of the structure, for fwd/bwd compat.
> + *
> + *  @sched_policy      task's scheduling policy
> + *  @sched_nice                task's nice value      (SCHED_NORMAL/BATCH)
> + *  @sched_priority    task's static priority (SCHED_FIFO/RR)
> + *
> + * Certain more advanced scheduling features can be controlled by a
> + * predefined set of flags via the attribute:
> + *
> + *  @sched_flags       for customizing the scheduler behaviour
> + *
> + * Sporadic Time-Constrained Task Attributes
> + * =========================================
> + *
> + * A subset of sched_attr attributes allows to describe a so-called
> + * sporadic time-constrained task.
> + *
> + * In such a model a task is specified by:
>   *  - the activation period or minimum instance inter-arrival time;
>   *  - the maximum (or average, depending on the actual scheduling
>   *    discipline) computation time of all instances, a.k.a. runtime;
> @@ -34,14 +60,8 @@ struct sched_param {
>   * than the runtime and must be completed by time instant t equal to
>   * the instance activation time + the deadline.
>   *
> - * This is reflected by the actual fields of the sched_attr structure:
> + * This is reflected by the following fields of the sched_attr structure:
>   *
> - *  @size              size of the structure, for fwd/bwd compat.
> - *
> - *  @sched_policy      task's scheduling policy
> - *  @sched_flags       for customizing the scheduler behaviour
> - *  @sched_nice                task's nice value      (SCHED_NORMAL/BATCH)
> - *  @sched_priority    task's static priority (SCHED_FIFO/RR)
>   *  @sched_deadline    representative of the task's deadline
>   *  @sched_runtime     representative of the task's runtime
>   *  @sched_period      representative of the task's period
> @@ -53,6 +73,29 @@ struct sched_param {
>   * As of now, the SCHED_DEADLINE policy (sched_dl scheduling class) is the
>   * only user of this new interface. More information about the algorithm
>   * available in the scheduling class file or in Documentation/.
> + *
> + * Task Utilization Attributes
> + * ===========================
> + *
> + * A subset of sched_attr attributes allows to specify the utilization
> + * expected for a task. These attributes allow to inform the scheduler about
> + * the utilization boundaries within which it should schedule the task. These
> + * boundaries are valuable hints to support scheduler decisions on both task
> + * placement and frequency selection.
> + *
> + *  @sched_util_min    represents the minimum utilization
> + *  @sched_util_max    represents the maximum utilization
> + *
> + * Utilization is a value in the range [0..SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE]. It
> + * represents the percentage of CPU time used by a task when running at the
> + * maximum frequency on the highest capacity CPU of the system. For example, a
> + * 20% utilization task is a task running for 2ms every 10ms at maximum
> + * frequency.
> + *
> + * A task with a min utilization value bigger than 0 is more likely scheduled
> + * on a CPU with a capacity big enough to fit the specified value.
> + * A task with a max utilization value smaller than 1024 is more likely
> + * scheduled on a CPU with no more capacity than the specified value.
>   */
>  struct sched_attr {
>         __u32 size;
> @@ -70,6 +113,11 @@ struct sched_attr {
>         __u64 sched_runtime;
>         __u64 sched_deadline;
>         __u64 sched_period;
> +
> +       /* Utilization hints */
> +       __u32 sched_util_min;
> +       __u32 sched_util_max;
> +
>  };
>
>  #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_SCHED_TYPES_H */
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
> index 20efb32e1a7e..68aed32e8ec7 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/core.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
> @@ -1020,6 +1020,50 @@ int sysctl_sched_uclamp_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
>         return result;
>  }
>
> +static int uclamp_validate(struct task_struct *p,
> +                          const struct sched_attr *attr)
> +{
> +       unsigned int lower_bound = p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MIN].value;
> +       unsigned int upper_bound = p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MAX].value;
> +
> +       if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MIN)
> +               lower_bound = attr->sched_util_min;
> +       if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MAX)
> +               upper_bound = attr->sched_util_max;
> +
> +       if (lower_bound > upper_bound)
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +       if (upper_bound > SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE)
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void __setscheduler_uclamp(struct task_struct *p,
> +                                 const struct sched_attr *attr)
> +{
> +       if (likely(!(attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP)))
> +               return;
> +
> +       if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MIN) {
> +               unsigned int lower_bound = attr->sched_util_min;
> +
> +               p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MIN].user_defined = true;
> +               p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MIN].value = lower_bound;
> +               p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MIN].bucket_id =
> +                       uclamp_bucket_id(lower_bound);
> +       }
> +
> +       if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MAX) {
> +               unsigned int upper_bound =  attr->sched_util_max;
> +
> +               p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MAX].user_defined = true;
> +               p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MAX].value = upper_bound;
> +               p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MAX].bucket_id =
> +                       uclamp_bucket_id(upper_bound);
> +       }
> +}
> +
>  static void uclamp_fork(struct task_struct *p)
>  {
>         unsigned int clamp_id;
> @@ -1056,6 +1100,13 @@ static void __init init_uclamp(void)
>  #else /* CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK */
>  static inline void uclamp_rq_inc(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) { }
>  static inline void uclamp_rq_dec(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) { }
> +static inline int uclamp_validate(struct task_struct *p,
> +                                 const struct sched_attr *attr)
> +{
> +       return -ENODEV;

ENOSYS might be more appropriate?

> +}
> +static void __setscheduler_uclamp(struct task_struct *p,
> +                                 const struct sched_attr *attr) { }
>  static inline void uclamp_fork(struct task_struct *p) { }
>  static inline void init_uclamp(void) { }
>  #endif /* CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK */
> @@ -4424,6 +4475,13 @@ static void __setscheduler_params(struct task_struct *p,
>  static void __setscheduler(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p,
>                            const struct sched_attr *attr, bool keep_boost)
>  {
> +       /*
> +        * If params can't change scheduling class changes aren't allowed
> +        * either.
> +        */
> +       if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_PARAMS)
> +               return;
> +
>         __setscheduler_params(p, attr);
>
>         /*
> @@ -4561,6 +4619,13 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
>                         return retval;
>         }
>
> +       /* Update task specific "requested" clamps */
> +       if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP) {
> +               retval = uclamp_validate(p, attr);
> +               if (retval)
> +                       return retval;
> +       }
> +
>         /*
>          * Make sure no PI-waiters arrive (or leave) while we are
>          * changing the priority of the task:
> @@ -4590,6 +4655,8 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
>                         goto change;
>                 if (dl_policy(policy) && dl_param_changed(p, attr))
>                         goto change;
> +               if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP)
> +                       goto change;
>
>                 p->sched_reset_on_fork = reset_on_fork;
>                 task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &rf);
> @@ -4670,7 +4737,9 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
>                 put_prev_task(rq, p);
>
>         prev_class = p->sched_class;
> +
>         __setscheduler(rq, p, attr, pi);
> +       __setscheduler_uclamp(p, attr);
>
>         if (queued) {
>                 /*
> @@ -4846,6 +4915,10 @@ static int sched_copy_attr(struct sched_attr __user *uattr, struct sched_attr *a
>         if (ret)
>                 return -EFAULT;
>
> +       if ((attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP) &&
> +           size < SCHED_ATTR_SIZE_VER1)
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +
>         /*
>          * XXX: Do we want to be lenient like existing syscalls; or do we want
>          * to be strict and return an error on out-of-bounds values?
> @@ -4922,10 +4995,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(sched_setattr, pid_t, pid, struct sched_attr __user *, uattr,
>         rcu_read_lock();
>         retval = -ESRCH;
>         p = find_process_by_pid(pid);
> -       if (p != NULL)
> -               retval = sched_setattr(p, &attr);
> +       if (likely(p))
> +               get_task_struct(p);
>         rcu_read_unlock();
>
> +       if (likely(p)) {
> +               retval = sched_setattr(p, &attr);
> +               put_task_struct(p);
> +       }
> +
>         return retval;
>  }
>
> @@ -5076,6 +5154,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(sched_getattr, pid_t, pid, struct sched_attr __user *, uattr,
>         else
>                 attr.sched_nice = task_nice(p);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK
> +       attr.sched_util_min = p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MIN].value;
> +       attr.sched_util_max = p->uclamp_req[UCLAMP_MAX].value;
> +#endif
> +
>         rcu_read_unlock();
>
>         retval = sched_read_attr(uattr, &attr, size);
> --
> 2.20.1
>