Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] pmdomain: core: Enable s2idle for CPU PM domains on PREEMPT_RT

From: Nikunj Kela
Date: Tue May 28 2024 - 15:56:37 EST



On 5/27/2024 7:25 AM, Ulf Hansson wrote:
> To allow a genpd provider for a CPU PM domain to enter a domain-idle-state
> during s2idle on a PREEMPT_RT based configuration, we can't use the regular
> spinlock, as they are turned into sleepable locks on PREEMPT_RT.
>
> To address this problem, let's convert into using the raw spinlock, but
> only for genpd providers that have the GENPD_FLAG_CPU_DOMAIN bit set. In
> this way, the lock can still be acquired/released in atomic context, which
> is needed in the idle-path for PREEMPT_RT.
>
> Do note that the genpd power-on/off notifiers may also be fired during
> s2idle, but these are already prepared for PREEMPT_RT as they are based on
> the raw notifiers. However, consumers of them may need to adopt accordingly
> to work properly on PREEMPT_RT.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2:
> - None.
>
> ---
> drivers/pmdomain/core.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> include/linux/pm_domain.h | 5 ++++-
> 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
> index 623d15b68707..072e6bdb6ee6 100644
> --- a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
> @@ -117,6 +117,48 @@ static const struct genpd_lock_ops genpd_spin_ops = {
> .unlock = genpd_unlock_spin,
> };
>
> +static void genpd_lock_raw_spin(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
> + __acquires(&genpd->raw_slock)
> +{
> + unsigned long flags;
> +
> + raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&genpd->raw_slock, flags);
> + genpd->raw_lock_flags = flags;
> +}
> +
> +static void genpd_lock_nested_raw_spin(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
> + int depth)
> + __acquires(&genpd->raw_slock)
> +{
> + unsigned long flags;
> +
> + raw_spin_lock_irqsave_nested(&genpd->raw_slock, flags, depth);
> + genpd->raw_lock_flags = flags;
> +}
> +
> +static int genpd_lock_interruptible_raw_spin(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
> + __acquires(&genpd->raw_slock)
> +{
> + unsigned long flags;
> +
> + raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&genpd->raw_slock, flags);
> + genpd->raw_lock_flags = flags;
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void genpd_unlock_raw_spin(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
> + __releases(&genpd->raw_slock)
> +{
> + raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&genpd->raw_slock, genpd->raw_lock_flags);
> +}
> +
> +static const struct genpd_lock_ops genpd_raw_spin_ops = {
> + .lock = genpd_lock_raw_spin,
> + .lock_nested = genpd_lock_nested_raw_spin,
> + .lock_interruptible = genpd_lock_interruptible_raw_spin,
> + .unlock = genpd_unlock_raw_spin,
> +};
> +
> #define genpd_lock(p) p->lock_ops->lock(p)
> #define genpd_lock_nested(p, d) p->lock_ops->lock_nested(p, d)
> #define genpd_lock_interruptible(p) p->lock_ops->lock_interruptible(p)
> @@ -2079,7 +2121,10 @@ static void genpd_free_data(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
>
> static void genpd_lock_init(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
> {
> - if (genpd->flags & GENPD_FLAG_IRQ_SAFE) {
> + if (genpd->flags & GENPD_FLAG_CPU_DOMAIN) {
> + raw_spin_lock_init(&genpd->raw_slock);
> + genpd->lock_ops = &genpd_raw_spin_ops;
> + } else if (genpd->flags & GENPD_FLAG_IRQ_SAFE) {

Hi Ulf, though you are targeting only CPU domains for now, I wonder if
FLAG_IRQ_SAFE will be a better choice?  The description of the flag says
it is safe for atomic context which won't be the case for PREEMPT_RT? 


> spin_lock_init(&genpd->slock);
> genpd->lock_ops = &genpd_spin_ops;
> } else {
> diff --git a/include/linux/pm_domain.h b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
> index f24546a3d3db..0d7fc47de3bc 100644
> --- a/include/linux/pm_domain.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
> @@ -194,8 +194,11 @@ struct generic_pm_domain {
> spinlock_t slock;
> unsigned long lock_flags;
> };
> + struct {
> + raw_spinlock_t raw_slock;
> + unsigned long raw_lock_flags;
> + };
> };
> -
> };
>
> static inline struct generic_pm_domain *pd_to_genpd(struct dev_pm_domain *pd)