[PATCH v8 1/4] sched: Define sched_clock_irqtime as static key

From: Yafang Shao
Date: Sat Dec 21 2024 - 21:48:41 EST


Since CPU time accounting is a performance-critical path, let's define
sched_clock_irqtime as a static key to minimize potential overhead.

Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@xxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/cputime.c | 16 +++++++---------
kernel/sched/sched.h | 13 +++++++++++++
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/cputime.c b/kernel/sched/cputime.c
index 0bed0fa1acd9..5d9143dd0879 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cputime.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cputime.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@

#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING

+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_clock_irqtime);
+
/*
* There are no locks covering percpu hardirq/softirq time.
* They are only modified in vtime_account, on corresponding CPU
@@ -22,16 +24,14 @@
*/
DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct irqtime, cpu_irqtime);

-static int sched_clock_irqtime;
-
void enable_sched_clock_irqtime(void)
{
- sched_clock_irqtime = 1;
+ static_branch_enable(&sched_clock_irqtime);
}

void disable_sched_clock_irqtime(void)
{
- sched_clock_irqtime = 0;
+ static_branch_disable(&sched_clock_irqtime);
}

static void irqtime_account_delta(struct irqtime *irqtime, u64 delta,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void irqtime_account_irq(struct task_struct *curr, unsigned int offset)
s64 delta;
int cpu;

- if (!sched_clock_irqtime)
+ if (!irqtime_enabled())
return;

cpu = smp_processor_id();
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ static u64 irqtime_tick_accounted(u64 maxtime)

#else /* CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING */

-#define sched_clock_irqtime (0)
-
static u64 irqtime_tick_accounted(u64 dummy)
{
return 0;
@@ -478,7 +476,7 @@ void account_process_tick(struct task_struct *p, int user_tick)
if (vtime_accounting_enabled_this_cpu())
return;

- if (sched_clock_irqtime) {
+ if (irqtime_enabled()) {
irqtime_account_process_tick(p, user_tick, 1);
return;
}
@@ -507,7 +505,7 @@ void account_idle_ticks(unsigned long ticks)
{
u64 cputime, steal;

- if (sched_clock_irqtime) {
+ if (irqtime_enabled()) {
irqtime_account_idle_ticks(ticks);
return;
}
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index aef716c41edb..7e8c73110884 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -3233,6 +3233,12 @@ struct irqtime {
};

DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct irqtime, cpu_irqtime);
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_clock_irqtime);
+
+static inline int irqtime_enabled(void)
+{
+ return static_branch_likely(&sched_clock_irqtime);
+}

/*
* Returns the irqtime minus the softirq time computed by ksoftirqd.
@@ -3253,6 +3259,13 @@ static inline u64 irq_time_read(int cpu)
return total;
}

+#else
+
+static inline int irqtime_enabled(void)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
#endif /* CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING */

#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
--
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