Re: [PATCH] sched: Add schedutil overview

[Morten Rasmussen]

On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 11:33:09AM +0000, Valentin Schneider wrote:
> On 18/12/20 10:32, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > +Schedutil / DVFS
> > +----------------
> > +
> > +Every time the scheduler load tracking is updated (task wakeup, task
> > +migration, time progression) we call out to schedutil to update the hardware
> > +DVFS state.
> > +
> > +The basis is the CPU runqueue's 'running' metric, which per the above it is
> > +the frequency invariant utilization estimate of the CPU. From this we compute
> > +a desired frequency like:
> > +
> > +             max( running, util_est );	if UTIL_EST
> > +  u_cfs := { running;			otherwise
> > +
> > +  u_clamp := clamp( u_cfs, u_min, u_max )
> > +
> > +  u := u_cfs + u_rt + u_irq + u_dl;	[approx. see source for more detail]
> > +
> > +  f_des := min( f_max, 1.25 u * f_max )
> > +
> 
> In schedutil_cpu_util(), uclamp clamps both u_cfs and u_rt. I'm afraid the
> below might just bring more confusion; what do you think?
> 
>                clamp( u_cfs + u_rt, u_min, u_max );      if UCLAMP_TASK
>   u_clamp := { u_cfs + u_rt;                             otherwise
> 
>   u := u_clamp + u_irq + u_dl;	    [approx. see source for more detail]

It is reflecting the code so I think it is worth it. It also fixes the
typo in the original sum (u_cfs -> u_clamp).

> (also, does this need a word about runnable rt tasks => goto max?)

What is actually the intended policy there? I thought it was goto max
unless rt was clamped, but if I read the code correctly in
schedutil_cpu_util() the current policy is only goto max if uclamp isn't
in use at all, including cfs.

The write-up looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Morten Rasmussen <morten.rasmussen@xxxxxxx>

Morten