On Thu, Nov 02, 2017 at 08:06:29AM +0000, Jani Nikula wrote: > On Wed, 01 Nov 2017, Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 01, 2017 at 04:21:08PM +0000, Ben Widawsky wrote: > >> On 17-11-01 18:09:47, Joonas Lahtinen wrote: > >> > + Kimmo and Paul > >> > > >> > On Wed, 2017-11-01 at 07:43 -0700, Ben Widawsky wrote: > >> > > On 17-11-01 14:07:28, Joonas Lahtinen wrote: > >> > > > On Mon, 2017-10-30 at 10:48 -0700, Rodrigo Vivi wrote: > >> > > > > On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 01:00:51PM +0000, David Weinehall wrote: > >> > > > > > On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 01:57:09PM -0700, Daniele Ceraolo Spurio wrote: > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On 26/10/17 03:32, Chris Wilson wrote: > >> > > > > > > > It has been many years since the last confirmed sighting (and fix) of an > >> > > > > > > > RC6 related bug (usually a system hang). Remove the parameter to stop > >> > > > > > > > users from setting dangerous values, as they often set it during triage > >> > > > > > > > and end up disabling the entire runtime pm instead (the option is not a > >> > > > > > > > fine scalpel!). > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Furthermore, it allows users to set known dangerous values which were > >> > > > > > > > intended for testing and not for production use. For testing, we can > >> > > > > > > > always patch in the required setting without having to expose ourselves > >> > > > > > > > to random abuse. > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > v2: Fixup NEEDS_WaRsDisableCoarsePowerGating fumble, and document the > >> > > > > > > > lack of ilk support better. > >> > > > > > > > v3: Clear intel_info->rc6p if we don't support rc6 itself. > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > > > > > > > Cc: Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@xxxxxxxxx> > >> > > > > > > > Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > > > > > > > Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxx> > >> > > > > > > > Cc: Imre Deak <imre.deak@xxxxxxxxx> > >> > > > > > > > Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx> > >> > > > > > > > Acked-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx> > >> > > > > > > > --- > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > I think that for execution/debug on early silicon we might still want the > >> > > > > > > ability to turn features like RC6 off. Maybe we can add a debug kconfig to > >> > > > > > > force info->has_rc6 = 0? Not a blocker to this patch but worth considering > >> > > > > > > IMO. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Most of the BIOSes I've seen on our RVPs have had an option to disable > >> > > > > > RC6. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > BIOS option don't block our code to run and set some MMIOs. > >> > > > > Not sure how the GPU will behave on such cases. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > I like the idea of removing some and keeping the parameters clean. > >> > > > > But there are few ones like RC6 and disable_power_wells that are very > >> > > > > useful on platform enabling and also when assisting others to debug issues. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > For instance right now that we fixed RC6 on CNL someone told that > >> > > > > he believe seeing more hangs, so I immediately asked to boot with > >> > > > > i915.enable_rc6=0 to double check. It is easier and straighforward > >> > > > > to direct them to the unsafe param than to ask them to compile the code > >> > > > > with different options or to use some BIOS options that we are not sure. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Also on bug triage some options like this are helpful. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Also BIOS and compile are saved flags. So if you need to do a quick test > >> > > > > you have to save it, and then unsave later. Parameters are very convinient > >> > > > > for 1 boot only check. > >> > > > > >> > > > It's convenient for sure, but the unsafe module parameters seems to be > >> > > > finding their way into way too many HOWTOs, and from there to some > >> > > > "productized" use-cases. Chris states that setting .enable_rc6=0 to > >> > > > solving an issue on publicly shipping products has been some years ago, > >> > > > so I don't see a need for carrying this. > >> > > > > >> > > > We shouldn't allow the convenience of not having to change one line and > >> > > > recompile kernel during development to affect the end-users who are > >> > > > Googling how to get the best performance out of their hardware (I could > >> > > > mention some distro here). > >> > > > > >> > > > This seems the like the best option as I don't think introducing kernel > >> > > > parameters that only exists on debug builds would be too convenient > >> > > > either. It'd maybe just add more confusion. > >> > > > > >> > > > Regards, Joonas > >> > > > >> > > I believe the ability to disable RC6 is valuable not just for debugging > >> > > purposes. Folks with very latency sensitive workloads are often willing to > >> > > forego power savings. The real problem I see is that we don't test without rc6 > >> > > in our setup, which indeed makes it unsafe. As such, I see the other option here > >> > > going back to the ability to toggle rc6 after load (either module parameter, or > >> > > make it sysfs), and actually run some subset of our workloads with RC6. I > >> > > suspect people will poop on that suggestion, but I figured I'd mention. > >> > > >> > I agree there, but by my understanding there's really no ask to support > >> > the feature in upstream. And the original motive from Chris to drop the > >> > feature is that it's unsafe as it currently is. > >> > > >> > So unless we've got the resources to bring it back from the unsafe > >> > zone, I think we should drop it like this patch proposes. > >> > > >> > Regards, Joonas > >> > >> Yep, I agree. One other option would be to move i915_forcewake_user to sysfs and > >> let them use that. > > > > Well, I won't try to block that. I just put my 2 cents that I believe it is a very > > useful parameter. > > > > It wasn't that long ago the last time that we needed the flag to allow > > end users to have a functional machine: https://plus.google.com/+JonMasters/posts/BqWLEjenLKv. > > > > or to debug a related issue: > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440988 > > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116431 > > > > Although date on few seems over than 1 year. We need to consider that > > that was our latest new gpu... gen9. > > > > If products are recommending the use of enable_rc6=0 I can see they > > adding the patch to disable that. Effect is the same and our convenience is gone. > > > > But again, just my view here. Not a nack ;) > > I suppose the compromise would be to make it a boolean module parameter > to only allow disabling rc6 on platforms where it's enabled by default, > but not letting you enable rc6 where it's disabled by default. I.e. only > support i915.enable_rc6=0 to be passed by the user. +1. I like this approach. > > BR, > Jani. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Rodrigo. > > > >> > >> -- > >> Ben Widawsky, Intel Open Source Technology Center > > -- > Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center _______________________________________________ Intel-gfx mailing list Intel-gfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/intel-gfx
