Re: [PATCH] sched/psi: Fix avgs_work re-arm in psi_avgs_work()

[Chengming Zhou]

On 2022/10/13 02:24, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 7:11 PM Chengming Zhou
> <zhouchengming@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 2022/10/12 01:00, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
>>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 5:07 PM Chengming Zhou
>>> <zhouchengming@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> On 2022/10/11 05:21, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 3:42 AM Chengming Zhou
>>>>> <zhouchengming@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pavan reported a problem that PSI avgs_work idle shutoff is not
>>>>>> working at all. Because PSI_NONIDLE condition would be observed in
>>>>>> psi_avgs_work()->collect_percpu_times()->get_recent_times() even if
>>>>>> only the kworker running avgs_work on the CPU.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Although commit 1b69ac6b40eb ("psi: fix aggregation idle shut-off")
>>>>>> avoided the ping-pong wake problem when the worker sleep, psi_avgs_work()
>>>>>> still will always re-arm the avgs_work, so shutoff is not working.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This patch changes to consider current CPU groupc as IDLE if the
>>>>>> kworker running avgs_work is the only task running and no IOWAIT
>>>>>> or MEMSTALL sleep tasks, in which case we will shut off the avgs_work
>>>>>> if other CPUs' groupc are also IDLE.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One potential problem is that the brief period of non-idle time
>>>>>> incurred between the aggregation run and the kworker's dequeue will
>>>>>> be stranded in the per-cpu buckets until avgs_work run next time.
>>>>>> The buckets can hold 4s worth of time, and future activity will wake
>>>>>> the avgs_work with a 2s delay, giving us 2s worth of data we can leave
>>>>>> behind when shut off the avgs_work. If the kworker run other works after
>>>>>> avgs_work shut off and doesn't have any scheduler activities for 2s,
>>>>>> this maybe a problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Reported-by: Pavan Kondeti <quic_pkondeti@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Chengming Zhou <zhouchengming@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>> Copying my comments from
>>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAJuCfpHyYMak-mfVmtEN9Z-hGYQ6Wko57TLjukz9HaN26EDAuA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>>>>> in case you want to continue the discussion here...
>>>>>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  kernel/sched/psi.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
>>>>>>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/kernel/sched/psi.c b/kernel/sched/psi.c
>>>>>> index ee2ecc081422..f4cdf6f184ba 100644
>>>>>> --- a/kernel/sched/psi.c
>>>>>> +++ b/kernel/sched/psi.c
>>>>>> @@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ static void get_recent_times(struct psi_group *group, int cpu,
>>>>>>                              u32 *pchanged_states)
>>>>>>  {
>>>>>>         struct psi_group_cpu *groupc = per_cpu_ptr(group->pcpu, cpu);
>>>>>> +       int current_cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
>>>>>> +       bool only_avgs_work = false;
>>>>>>         u64 now, state_start;
>>>>>>         enum psi_states s;
>>>>>>         unsigned int seq;
>>>>>> @@ -256,6 +258,15 @@ static void get_recent_times(struct psi_group *group, int cpu,
>>>>>>                 memcpy(times, groupc->times, sizeof(groupc->times));
>>>>>>                 state_mask = groupc->state_mask;
>>>>>>                 state_start = groupc->state_start;
>>>>>> +               /*
>>>>>> +                * This CPU has only avgs_work kworker running, snapshot the
>>>>>> +                * newest times then don't need to re-arm for this groupc.
>>>>>> +                * Normally this kworker will sleep soon and won't wake
>>>>>> +                * avgs_work back up in psi_group_change().
>>>>>> +                */
>>>>>> +               if (current_cpu == cpu && groupc->tasks[NR_RUNNING] == 1 &&
>>>>>> +                   !groupc->tasks[NR_IOWAIT] && !groupc->tasks[NR_MEMSTALL])
>>>>>> +                       only_avgs_work = true;
>>>>>
>>>>> Why do you determine only_avgs_work while taking a snapshot? The
>>>>> read_seqcount_retry() might fail and the loop gets retried, which
>>>>> might lead to a wrong only_avgs_work value if the state changes
>>>>> between retries. I think it's safer to do this after the snapshot was
>>>>> taken and to use tasks[NR_RUNNING] instead of  roupc->tasks.
>>>>
>>>> Ah, you are right, coping groupc->tasks[NR_RUNNING] and tasks[NR_IOWAIT], tasks[NR_MEMSTALL]
>>>> is ok for me. (Maybe we only need to copy groupc->tasks[NR_RUNNING]?)
>>>>
>>>> Another way is to add an else branch:
>>>>
>>>>                 if (current_cpu == cpu && groupc->tasks[NR_RUNNING] == 1 &&
>>>>                     !groupc->tasks[NR_IOWAIT] && !groupc->tasks[NR_MEMSTALL])
>>>>                         only_avgs_work = true;
>>>>                 else
>>>>                         only_avgs_work = false;
>>>>
>>>> Both are ok for me.
>>>
>>> Let's use the simple way and use the tasks[] after the snapshot is taken.
>>
>> Ok, I changed like this:
>>
>>         struct psi_group_cpu *groupc = per_cpu_ptr(group->pcpu, cpu);
>> +       int current_cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
>> +       unsigned int tasks[NR_PSI_TASK_COUNTS];
>>         u64 now, state_start;
>>         enum psi_states s;
>>         unsigned int seq;
>> @@ -256,6 +258,8 @@ static void get_recent_times(struct psi_group *group, int cpu,
>>                 memcpy(times, groupc->times, sizeof(groupc->times));
>>                 state_mask = groupc->state_mask;
>>                 state_start = groupc->state_start;
>> +               if (cpu == current_cpu)
>> +                       memcpy(tasks, groupc->tasks, sizeof(groupc->tasks));
>>         } while (read_seqcount_retry(&groupc->seq, seq));
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>         } while (read_seqcount_retry(&groupc->seq, seq));
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         /* Calculate state time deltas against the previous snapshot */
>>>>>> @@ -280,6 +291,10 @@ static void get_recent_times(struct psi_group *group, int cpu,
>>>>>>                 if (delta)
>>>>>>                         *pchanged_states |= (1 << s);
>>>>>>         }
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +       /* Clear PSI_NONIDLE so avgs_work won't be re-armed for this groupc */
>>>>>> +       if (only_avgs_work)
>>>>>> +               *pchanged_states &= ~(1 << PSI_NONIDLE);
>>>>>
>>>>> This seems to be safe because changed_states&(1<< PSI_NONIDLE) is used
>>>>> only for re-arming psi_avgs_work, however semantically this is
>>>>> incorrect. The CPU was not idle when it was executing psi_avgs_work.
>>>>> IMO a separate flag would avoid this confusion.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, it's safe, but has this confusion. Use a separate flag looks better, like PSI_ONLY_AVGS_WORK.
>>>> But then in collect_percpu_times() we still have to clear PSI_NONIDLE of this CPU if PSI_ONLY_AVGS_WORK
>>>> has been set.
>>>>
>>>>         for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
>>>>                 u32 times[NR_PSI_STATES];
>>>>                 u32 nonidle;
>>>>                 u32 cpu_changed_states;
>>>>
>>>>                 get_recent_times(group, cpu, aggregator, times,
>>>>                                 &cpu_changed_states);
>>>>                 changed_states |= cpu_changed_states;
>>>>
>>>> cpu_changed_states should clear PSI_NONIDLE if PSI_ONLY_AVGS_WORK already set.
>>>
>>> No, PSI_NONIDLE should not be affected by PSI_ONLY_AVGS_WORK. These
>>> flags should be independent and aggregated into changed_states without
>>> affecting each other. Something similar to how I suggested with
>>> PSI_STATE_WAKE_CLOCK in
>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAJuCfpFr3JfwkWbDqkU=NUJbCYuCWGySwNusMCdmS3z95WD2AQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/#t.
>>
>> If we don't clear PSI_NONIDLE of this CPU, changed_states |= cpu_changed_states;
>> so changed_states has PSI_NONIDLE, and we won't know if other CPUs are IDLE or not
>> in psi_avgs_work().
> 
> I was thinking something like this:
> 
> --- a/kernel/sched/psi.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/psi.c
> @@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ static void get_recent_times(struct psi_group
> *group, int cpu,
>         enum psi_states s;
>         unsigned int seq;
>         u32 state_mask;
> +       bool reschedule;
> 
>         *pchanged_states = 0;
> 
> @@ -254,6 +255,14 @@ static void get_recent_times(struct psi_group
> *group, int cpu,
>                memcpy(times, groupc->times, sizeof(groupc->times));
>                state_mask = groupc->state_mask;
>                state_start = groupc->state_start;
> +              if (current_cpu == cpu)
> +                     reschedule = groupc->tasks[NR_RUNNING] +
> +                            groupc->tasks[NR_IOWAIT] +
> +                            groupc->tasks[NR_MEMSTALL] > 1;
> +              else
> +                     reschedule = times[PSI_NONIDLE] >
> +                            groupc->times_prev[aggregator][PSI_NONIDLE];
> +
>         } while (read_seqcount_retry(&groupc->seq, seq));

Ok, I get what you mean: for other CPUs, reschedule == PSI_NONIDLE,
for this current CPU, reschedule is calculated from groupc->tasks[].

Then we use PSI_STATE_RESCHEDULE in psi_avgs_work(), don't use PSI_NONIDLE,
so PSI_NONIDLE become useless in changed_states. Right?

Well, I'm not sure this is easier than just using PSI_NONIDLE. But anyway,
I will try this way in the next revision.

Thanks.

> 
>         /* Calculate state time deltas against the previous snapshot */
> @@ -278,6 +287,8 @@ static void get_recent_times(struct psi_group
> *group, int cpu,
>                if (delta)
>                       *pchanged_states |= (1 << s);
>         }
> +       if (reschedule)
> +              *pchanged_states |= PSI_STATE_RESCHEDULE;
>  }
> 
>  static void calc_avgs(unsigned long avg[3], int missed_periods,
> @@ -413,7 +424,7 @@ static void psi_avgs_work(struct work_struct *work)
>         struct delayed_work *dwork;
>         struct psi_group *group;
>         u32 changed_states;
> -       bool nonidle;
> +       bool reschedule;
>         u64 now;
> 
>         dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
> @@ -424,7 +435,7 @@ static void psi_avgs_work(struct work_struct *work)
>         now = sched_clock();
> 
>         collect_percpu_times(group, PSI_AVGS, &changed_states);
> -       nonidle = changed_states & (1 << PSI_NONIDLE);
> +       reschedule = changed_states & (1 << PSI_STATE_RESCHEDULE);
>         /*
>          * If there is task activity, periodically fold the per-cpu
>          * times and feed samples into the running averages. If things
> @@ -435,7 +446,7 @@ static void psi_avgs_work(struct work_struct *work)
>         if (now >= group->avg_next_update)
>                group->avg_next_update = update_averages(group, now);
> 
> -       if (nonidle) {
> +       if (reschedule) {
>                schedule_delayed_work(dwork, nsecs_to_jiffies(
>                              group->avg_next_update - now) + 1);
>         }
> 
> Does that address your concern?
> 
>>
>> Thanks.