Re: [PATCH 3/8] x86/itmt: Move the "sched_itmt_enabled" sysctl to debugfs

From: Tim Chen
Date: Thu Dec 12 2024 - 14:15:53 EST


On Wed, 2024-12-11 at 18:55 +0000, K Prateek Nayak wrote:
> "sched_itmt_enabled" was only introduced as a debug toggle for any funky
> ITMT behavior. Move the sysctl controlled from
> "/proc/sys/kernel/sched_itmt_enabled" to debugfs at
> "/sys/kernel/debug/x86/sched_itmt_enabled" with a notable change that a
> cat on the file will return "Y" or "N" instead of "1" or "0" to
> indicate that feature is enabled or disabled respectively.
>

Valid values of setting "sched_itmt_enabled" likewise change from "1" or "0"
to "Y" or "N".

> Since ITMT is x86 specific (and PowerPC uses SD_ASYM_PACKING too), the
> toggle was moved to "/sys/kernel/debug/x86/" as opposed to
> "/sys/kernel/debug/sched/"
>
> Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Tim

> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/itmt.c | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/itmt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/itmt.c
> index ee43d1bd41d0..9cea1fc36c18 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/itmt.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/itmt.c
> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
> #include <linux/sched.h>
> #include <linux/cpumask.h>
> #include <linux/cpuset.h>
> +#include <linux/debugfs.h>
> #include <linux/mutex.h>
> #include <linux/sysctl.h>
> #include <linux/nodemask.h>
> @@ -34,45 +35,38 @@ static bool __read_mostly sched_itmt_capable;
> * of higher turbo frequency for cpus supporting Intel Turbo Boost Max
> * Technology 3.0.
> *
> - * It can be set via /proc/sys/kernel/sched_itmt_enabled
> + * It can be set via /sys/kernel/debug/x86/sched_itmt_enabled
> */
> bool __read_mostly sysctl_sched_itmt_enabled;
>
> -static int sched_itmt_update_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
> - void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
> +static ssize_t sched_itmt_enabled_write(struct file *filp,
> + const char __user *ubuf,
> + size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
> {
> - unsigned int old_sysctl;
> - int ret;
> + ssize_t result;
> + bool orig;
>
> guard(mutex)(&itmt_update_mutex);
>
> - if (!sched_itmt_capable)
> - return -EINVAL;
> -
> - old_sysctl = sysctl_sched_itmt_enabled;
> - ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
> + orig = sysctl_sched_itmt_enabled;
> + result = debugfs_write_file_bool(filp, ubuf, cnt, ppos);
>
> - if (!ret && write && old_sysctl != sysctl_sched_itmt_enabled) {
> + if (sysctl_sched_itmt_enabled != orig) {
> x86_topology_update = true;
> rebuild_sched_domains();
> }
>
> - return ret;
> + return result;
> }
>
> -static struct ctl_table itmt_kern_table[] = {
> - {
> - .procname = "sched_itmt_enabled",
> - .data = &sysctl_sched_itmt_enabled,
> - .maxlen = sizeof(unsigned int),
> - .mode = 0644,
> - .proc_handler = sched_itmt_update_handler,
> - .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
> - .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE,
> - },
> +static const struct file_operations dfs_sched_itmt_fops = {
> + .read = debugfs_read_file_bool,
> + .write = sched_itmt_enabled_write,
> + .open = simple_open,
> + .llseek = default_llseek,
> };
>
> -static struct ctl_table_header *itmt_sysctl_header;
> +static struct dentry *dfs_sched_itmt;
>
> /**
> * sched_set_itmt_support() - Indicate platform supports ITMT
> @@ -98,9 +92,15 @@ int sched_set_itmt_support(void)
> if (sched_itmt_capable)
> return 0;
>
> - itmt_sysctl_header = register_sysctl("kernel", itmt_kern_table);
> - if (!itmt_sysctl_header)
> + dfs_sched_itmt = debugfs_create_file_unsafe("sched_itmt_enabled",
> + 0644,
> + arch_debugfs_dir,
> + &sysctl_sched_itmt_enabled,
> + &dfs_sched_itmt_fops);
> + if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dfs_sched_itmt)) {
> + dfs_sched_itmt = NULL;
> return -ENOMEM;
> + }
>
> sched_itmt_capable = true;
>
> @@ -131,10 +131,8 @@ void sched_clear_itmt_support(void)
>
> sched_itmt_capable = false;
>
> - if (itmt_sysctl_header) {
> - unregister_sysctl_table(itmt_sysctl_header);
> - itmt_sysctl_header = NULL;
> - }
> + debugfs_remove(dfs_sched_itmt);
> + dfs_sched_itmt = NULL;
>
> if (sysctl_sched_itmt_enabled) {
> /* disable sched_itmt if we are no longer ITMT capable */