Re: [PATCH] sched: move access of avg_rt and avg_dl into existing helper functions

From: Vincent Guittot
Date: Thu Dec 21 2023 - 11:17:03 EST


Hi Shrikanth,

On Wed, 20 Dec 2023 at 15:49, Shrikanth Hegde
<sshegde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 12/20/23 7:29 PM, Vincent Guittot wrote:
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> Hi Vincent, thanks for taking a look.
>
> > On Wed, 20 Dec 2023 at 07:55, Shrikanth Hegde
> > <sshegde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>

[...]

> >> -#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_SCHED_AVG_IRQ
> >> - if (READ_ONCE(rq->avg_irq.util_avg))
> >> + if (cpu_util_irq(rq))
> >
> > cpu_util_irq doesn't call READ_ONCE()
> >
>
>
> I see. Actually it would be right if cpu_util_irq does call READ_ONCE no?

Yes, cpu_util_irq should call READ_ONCE()

>
> Sorry i havent yet understood the memory barriers in details. Please correct me
> if i am wrong here,
> since ___update_load_avg(&rq->avg_irq, 1) does use WRITE_ONCE and reading out this
> value using cpu_util_irq on a different CPU should use READ_ONCE no?

Yes

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> >
> >> return true;
> >> -#endif
> >>
> >> return false;
> >> }
> >> @@ -9481,8 +9479,8 @@ static unsigned long scale_rt_capacity(int cpu)
> >> * avg_thermal.load_avg tracks thermal pressure and the weighted
> >> * average uses the actual delta max capacity(load).
> >> */
> >> - used = READ_ONCE(rq->avg_rt.util_avg);
> >> - used += READ_ONCE(rq->avg_dl.util_avg);
> >> + used = cpu_util_rt(rq);
> >> + used += cpu_util_dl(rq);
> >> used += thermal_load_avg(rq);
> >>
> >> if (unlikely(used >= max))
> >> --
> >> 2.39.3
> >>