[tip: sched/core] sched/core: Optimize ttwu() spinning on p->on_cpu

From: tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon May 25 2020 - 01:27:03 EST


The following commit has been merged into the sched/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID: c6e7bd7afaeb3af55ffac122828035f1c01d1d7b
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/c6e7bd7afaeb3af55ffac122828035f1c01d1d7b
Author: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Sun, 24 May 2020 21:29:55 +01:00
Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Mon, 25 May 2020 07:01:44 +02:00

sched/core: Optimize ttwu() spinning on p->on_cpu

Both Rik and Mel reported seeing ttwu() spend significant time on:

smp_cond_load_acquire(&p->on_cpu, !VAL);

Attempt to avoid this by queueing the wakeup on the CPU that owns the
p->on_cpu value. This will then allow the ttwu() to complete without
further waiting.

Since we run schedule() with interrupts disabled, the IPI is
guaranteed to happen after p->on_cpu is cleared, this is what makes it
safe to queue early.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jirka Hladky <jhladky@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: valentin.schneider@xxxxxxx
Cc: Hillf Danton <hdanton@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200524202956.27665-2-mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
kernel/sched/core.c | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index fa905b6..903c9ee 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ static void wake_csd_func(void *info)
sched_ttwu_pending();
}

-static void ttwu_queue_remote(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int wake_flags)
+static void __ttwu_queue_remote(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int wake_flags)
{
struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);

@@ -2354,6 +2354,17 @@ bool cpus_share_cache(int this_cpu, int that_cpu)
{
return per_cpu(sd_llc_id, this_cpu) == per_cpu(sd_llc_id, that_cpu);
}
+
+static bool ttwu_queue_remote(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int wake_flags)
+{
+ if (sched_feat(TTWU_QUEUE) && !cpus_share_cache(smp_processor_id(), cpu)) {
+ sched_clock_cpu(cpu); /* Sync clocks across CPUs */
+ __ttwu_queue_remote(p, cpu, wake_flags);
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */

static void ttwu_queue(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int wake_flags)
@@ -2362,11 +2373,8 @@ static void ttwu_queue(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int wake_flags)
struct rq_flags rf;

#if defined(CONFIG_SMP)
- if (sched_feat(TTWU_QUEUE) && !cpus_share_cache(smp_processor_id(), cpu)) {
- sched_clock_cpu(cpu); /* Sync clocks across CPUs */
- ttwu_queue_remote(p, cpu, wake_flags);
+ if (ttwu_queue_remote(p, cpu, wake_flags))
return;
- }
#endif

rq_lock(rq, &rf);
@@ -2548,7 +2556,15 @@ try_to_wake_up(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int state, int wake_flags)
if (p->on_rq && ttwu_remote(p, wake_flags))
goto unlock;

+ if (p->in_iowait) {
+ delayacct_blkio_end(p);
+ atomic_dec(&task_rq(p)->nr_iowait);
+ }
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+ p->sched_contributes_to_load = !!task_contributes_to_load(p);
+ p->state = TASK_WAKING;
+
/*
* Ensure we load p->on_cpu _after_ p->on_rq, otherwise it would be
* possible to, falsely, observe p->on_cpu == 0.
@@ -2572,6 +2588,16 @@ try_to_wake_up(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int state, int wake_flags)

/*
* If the owning (remote) CPU is still in the middle of schedule() with
+ * this task as prev, considering queueing p on the remote CPUs wake_list
+ * which potentially sends an IPI instead of spinning on p->on_cpu to
+ * let the waker make forward progress. This is safe because IRQs are
+ * disabled and the IPI will deliver after on_cpu is cleared.
+ */
+ if (READ_ONCE(p->on_cpu) && ttwu_queue_remote(p, cpu, wake_flags))
+ goto unlock;
+
+ /*
+ * If the owning (remote) CPU is still in the middle of schedule() with
* this task as prev, wait until its done referencing the task.
*
* Pairs with the smp_store_release() in finish_task().
@@ -2581,28 +2607,12 @@ try_to_wake_up(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int state, int wake_flags)
*/
smp_cond_load_acquire(&p->on_cpu, !VAL);

- p->sched_contributes_to_load = !!task_contributes_to_load(p);
- p->state = TASK_WAKING;
-
- if (p->in_iowait) {
- delayacct_blkio_end(p);
- atomic_dec(&task_rq(p)->nr_iowait);
- }
-
cpu = select_task_rq(p, p->wake_cpu, SD_BALANCE_WAKE, wake_flags);
if (task_cpu(p) != cpu) {
wake_flags |= WF_MIGRATED;
psi_ttwu_dequeue(p);
set_task_cpu(p, cpu);
}
-
-#else /* CONFIG_SMP */
-
- if (p->in_iowait) {
- delayacct_blkio_end(p);
- atomic_dec(&task_rq(p)->nr_iowait);
- }
-
#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */

ttwu_queue(p, cpu, wake_flags);