Re: [PATCH v1 5/5] cpuidle: menu: Take negative "sleep length" values into account

From: Zhou Ti (x2019cwm)
Date: Mon Mar 29 2021 - 22:01:31 EST


On Mon 2021-03-29 14:37 Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> Make the menu governor check the tick_nohz_get_next_hrtimer()
> return value so as to avoid dealing with negative "sleep length"
> values and make it use that value directly when the tick is stopped.
>
> While at it, rename local variable delta_next in menu_select() to
> delta_tick which better reflects its purpose.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c | 17 +++++++++++------
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
> +++ linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
> u64 predicted_ns;
> u64 interactivity_req;
> unsigned long nr_iowaiters;
> - ktime_t delta_next;
> + ktime_t delta, delta_tick;
> int i, idx;
>
> if (data->needs_update) {
> @@ -280,7 +280,12 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
> }
>
> /* determine the expected residency time, round up */
> - data->next_timer_ns = tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(&delta_next);
> + delta = tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(&delta_tick);
> + if (unlikely(delta < 0)) {
> + delta = 0;
> + delta_tick = 0;
> + }
> + data->next_timer_ns = delta;
>
> nr_iowaiters = nr_iowait_cpu(dev->cpu);
> data->bucket = which_bucket(data->next_timer_ns, nr_iowaiters);
> @@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
> * state selection.
> */
> if (predicted_ns < TICK_NSEC)
> - predicted_ns = delta_next;
> + predicted_ns = data->next_timer_ns;
> } else {
> /*
> * Use the performance multiplier and the user-configurable
> @@ -377,7 +382,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
> * stuck in the shallow one for too long.
> */
> if (drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns < TICK_NSEC &&
> - s->target_residency_ns <= delta_next)
> + s->target_residency_ns <= delta_tick)
> idx = i;
>
> return idx;
> @@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
> predicted_ns < TICK_NSEC) && !tick_nohz_tick_stopped()) {
> *stop_tick = false;
>
> - if (idx > 0 && drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns > delta_next) {
> + if (idx > 0 && drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns > delta_tick) {
> /*
> * The tick is not going to be stopped and the target
> * residency of the state to be returned is not within
> @@ -411,7 +416,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
> continue;
>
> idx = i;
> - if (drv->states[i].target_residency_ns <= delta_next)
> + if (drv->states[i].target_residency_ns <= delta_tick)
> break;
> }
> }

How about this.
I think it's possible to avoid the new variable delta.

---

--- linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c.orig 2021-03-29 22:44:02.316971970 -0300
+++ linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c 2021-03-29 22:51:15.804377168 -0300
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
u64 predicted_ns;
u64 interactivity_req;
unsigned long nr_iowaiters;
- ktime_t delta_next;
+ ktime_t delta_tick;
int i, idx;

if (data->needs_update) {
@@ -280,7 +280,12 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
}

/* determine the expected residency time, round up */
- data->next_timer_ns = tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(&delta_next);
+ data->next_timer_ns = tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(&delta_tick);
+
+ if (unlikely(data->next_timer_ns >> 63)) {
+ data->next_timer_ns = 0;
+ delta_tick = 0;
+ }

nr_iowaiters = nr_iowait_cpu(dev->cpu);
data->bucket = which_bucket(data->next_timer_ns, nr_iowaiters);
@@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
* state selection.
*/
if (predicted_ns < TICK_NSEC)
- predicted_ns = delta_next;
+ predicted_ns = data->next_timer_ns;
} else {
/*
* Use the performance multiplier and the user-configurable
@@ -377,7 +382,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
* stuck in the shallow one for too long.
*/
if (drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns < TICK_NSEC &&
- s->target_residency_ns <= delta_next)
+ s->target_residency_ns <= delta_tick)
idx = i;

return idx;
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
predicted_ns < TICK_NSEC) && !tick_nohz_tick_stopped()) {
*stop_tick = false;

- if (idx > 0 && drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns > delta_next) {
+ if (idx > 0 && drv->states[idx].target_residency_ns > delta_tick) {
/*
* The tick is not going to be stopped and the target
* residency of the state to be returned is not within
@@ -411,7 +416,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_dr
continue;

idx = i;
- if (drv->states[i].target_residency_ns <= delta_next)
+ if (drv->states[i].target_residency_ns <= delta_tick)
break;
}
}