On Tue, 2024-10-22 at 18:11 +0000, Matthew Brost wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 04:19:18PM +0200, Philipp Stanner wrote:
> > On Mon, 2024-10-21 at 10:57 -0700, Matthew Brost wrote:
> > > DRM scheduler work queues are used to submit jobs, jobs are in
> > > the
> > > path
> >
> > "scheduler work queues" is very generic, how about
> > "drm_gpu_scheduler.submit_wq is used to submit jobs, [...]"
> >
>
> Sure.
>
> > > or dma-fences, and dma-fences are in the path of reclaim. Mark
> >
> > s/or/of
> >
>
> Yep.
>
> > > scheduler
> > > work queues with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM so these work queues can continue
> > > to
> > > make forward progress during reclaim.
> >
> > It is just *one* queue (per scheduler) really, isn't it?
> >
>
> Yes.
>
> > If the change above is applied, could just say: "Create the work
> > queue
> > with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM so it can continue [...]"
> >
>
> Now you are confusing me.
I just was hinting at using singular instead of plural.
So
s/work queues/work queue
But that's just a nit
>
> > So for my understanding: is this a performance optimization or is
> > it a
> > bug? IOW, would forward progress just be delayed or entirely
> > prevented?
> > Would be cool to state that a bit more clearly in the commit
> > message.
> >
>
> I can make that a bit more clear.
>
> > Work-queue docu says "MUST":
> >
> > ``WQ_MEM_RECLAIM`` All wq which might be used in the memory reclaim
> > paths **MUST** have this flag set. The wq is guaranteed to have at
> > least one execution context regardless of memory pressure.
> >
> > So it seems to me that this fixes a bug? Should it be backported in
> > your opinion?
> >
>
> Bug - yea probably a fix tag then for backporting. Will add in next
> rev.
Cool, thx for clarifying!
P.
>
> >
> > >
> > > Cc: Luben Tuikov <ltuikov89@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > btw., how did you send this email? I couldn't find Luben on CC.
> > Added
> > him.
>
> git send-email...
>
> I may have forgot to include him on the Cc list.
>
> Matt
>
> >
> > Thx,
> > P.
> >
> > > Cc: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Philipp Stanner <pstanner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c | 4 ++--
> > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
> > > b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
> > > index 6e4d004d09ce..567811957c0f 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
> > > @@ -1275,10 +1275,10 @@ int drm_sched_init(struct
> > > drm_gpu_scheduler
> > > *sched,
> > > sched->own_submit_wq = false;
> > > } else {
> > > #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
> > > - sched->submit_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue_lockdep_map(name, 0,
> > > + sched->submit_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue_lockdep_map(name,
> > > WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
> > > &drm_sched_lockdep_map);
> > > #else
> > > - sched->submit_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue(name, 0);
> > > + sched->submit_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue(name,
> > > WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
> > > #endif
> > > if (!sched->submit_wq)
> > > return -ENOMEM;
> >
>
