3.8.13.7 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
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From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
commit 148519120c6d1f19ad53349683aeae9f228b0b8d upstream.
Revert commit 69a37bea (cpuidle: Quickly notice prediction failure for
repeat mode), because it has been identified as the source of a
significant performance regression in v3.8 and later as explained by
Jeremy Eder:
We believe we've identified a particular commit to the cpuidle code
that seems to be impacting performance of variety of workloads.
The simplest way to reproduce is using netperf TCP_RR test, so
we're using that, on a pair of Sandy Bridge based servers. We also
have data from a large database setup where performance is also
measurably/positively impacted, though that test data isn't easily
share-able.
Included below are test results from 3 test kernels:
kernel reverts
-----------------------------------------------------------
1) vanilla upstream (no reverts)
2) perfteam2 reverts e11538d1f03914eb92af5a1a378375c05ae8520c
3) test reverts 69a37beabf1f0a6705c08e879bdd5d82ff6486c4
e11538d1f03914eb92af5a1a378375c05ae8520c
In summary, netperf TCP_RR numbers improve by approximately 4%
after reverting 69a37beabf1f0a6705c08e879bdd5d82ff6486c4. When
69a37beabf1f0a6705c08e879bdd5d82ff6486c4 is included, C0 residency
never seems to get above 40%. Taking that patch out gets C0 near
100% quite often, and performance increases.
The below data are histograms representing the %c0 residency @
1-second sample rates (using turbostat), while under netperf test.
- If you look at the first 4 histograms, you can see %c0 residency
almost entirely in the 30,40% bin.
- The last pair, which reverts 69a37beabf1f0a6705c08e879bdd5d82ff6486c4,
shows %c0 in the 80,90,100% bins.
Below each kernel name are netperf TCP_RR trans/s numbers for the
particular kernel that can be disclosed publicly, comparing the 3
test kernels. We ran a 4th test with the vanilla kernel where
we've also set /dev/cpu_dma_latency=0 to show overall impact
boosting single-threaded TCP_RR performance over 11% above
baseline.
3.10-rc2 vanilla RX + c0 lock (/dev/cpu_dma_latency=0):
TCP_RR trans/s 54323.78
-----------------------------------------------------------
3.10-rc2 vanilla RX (no reverts)
TCP_RR trans/s 48192.47
Receiver %c0
0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: *
10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 0]:
20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]:
30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 59]:
***********************************************************
40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 1]: *
50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]:
60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]:
70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]:
80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]:
90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 0]:
Sender %c0
0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: *
10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 0]:
20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]:
30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 11]: ***********
40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 49]:
*************************************************
50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]:
60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]:
70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]:
80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]:
90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 0]:
-----------------------------------------------------------
3.10-rc2 perfteam2 RX (reverts commit
e11538d1f03914eb92af5a1a378375c05ae8520c)
TCP_RR trans/s 49698.69
Receiver %c0
0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: *
10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 1]: *
20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]:
30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 59]:
***********************************************************
40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 0]:
50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]:
60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]:
70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]:
80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]:
90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 0]:
Sender %c0
0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: *
10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 0]:
20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]:
30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 2]: **
40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 58]:
**********************************************************
50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]:
60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]:
70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]:
80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]:
90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 0]:
-----------------------------------------------------------
3.10-rc2 test RX (reverts 69a37beabf1f0a6705c08e879bdd5d82ff6486c4
and e11538d1f03914eb92af5a1a378375c05ae8520c)
TCP_RR trans/s 47766.95
Receiver %c0
0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: *
10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 1]: *
20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]:
30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 27]: ***************************
40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 2]: **
50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]:
60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 2]: **
70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]:
80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]:
90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 28]: ****************************
Sender:
0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: *
10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 0]:
20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]:
30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 11]: ***********
40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 0]:
50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 1]: *
60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]:
70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 3]: ***
80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 7]: *******
90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 38]: **************************************
These results demonstrate gaining back the tendency of the CPU to
stay in more responsive, performant C-states (and thus yield
measurably better performance), by reverting commit
69a37beabf1f0a6705c08e879bdd5d82ff6486c4.
Requested-by: Jeremy Eder <jeder@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
[ kamal: revert 69a37bea from 3.8 instead of upstream revert ]
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c | 65 ++--------------------------------------
include/linux/tick.h | 6 ----
kernel/time/tick-sched.c | 4 ---
3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
index b69a87e..322967f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
#define MAX_INTERESTING 50000
#define STDDEV_THRESH 400
-/* 60 * 60 > STDDEV_THRESH * INTERVALS = 400 * 8 */
-#define MAX_DEVIATION 60
-
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct hrtimer, menu_hrtimer);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, hrtimer_status);
-/* menu hrtimer mode */
-enum {MENU_HRTIMER_STOP, MENU_HRTIMER_REPEAT};
/*
* Concepts and ideas behind the menu governor
@@ -198,30 +191,6 @@ static u64 div_round64(u64 dividend, u32 divisor)
return div_u64(dividend + (divisor / 2), divisor);
}
-/* Cancel the hrtimer if it is not triggered yet */
-void menu_hrtimer_cancel(void)
-{
- int cpu = smp_processor_id();
- struct hrtimer *hrtmr = &per_cpu(menu_hrtimer, cpu);
-
- /* The timer is still not time out*/
- if (per_cpu(hrtimer_status, cpu)) {
- hrtimer_cancel(hrtmr);
- per_cpu(hrtimer_status, cpu) = MENU_HRTIMER_STOP;
- }
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(menu_hrtimer_cancel);
-
-/* Call back for hrtimer is triggered */
-static enum hrtimer_restart menu_hrtimer_notify(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
-{
- int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-
- per_cpu(hrtimer_status, cpu) = MENU_HRTIMER_STOP;
-
- return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
-}
-
/*
* Try detecting repeating patterns by keeping track of the last 8
* intervals, and checking if the standard deviation of that set
@@ -298,9 +267,6 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
int i;
int multiplier;
struct timespec t;
- int repeat = 0, low_predicted = 0;
- int cpu = smp_processor_id();
- struct hrtimer *hrtmr = &per_cpu(menu_hrtimer, cpu);
if (data->needs_update) {
menu_update(drv, dev);
@@ -335,7 +301,7 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
data->predicted_us = div_round64(data->expected_us * data->correction_factor[data->bucket],
RESOLUTION * DECAY);
- repeat = get_typical_interval(data);
+ get_typical_interval(data);
/*
* We want to default to C1 (hlt), not to busy polling
@@ -356,10 +322,8 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
if (s->disabled || su->disable)
continue;
- if (s->target_residency > data->predicted_us) {
- low_predicted = 1;
+ if (s->target_residency > data->predicted_us)
continue;
- }
if (s->exit_latency > latency_req)
continue;
if (s->exit_latency * multiplier > data->predicted_us)
@@ -369,28 +333,6 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
data->exit_us = s->exit_latency;
}
- /* not deepest C-state chosen for low predicted residency */
- if (low_predicted) {
- unsigned int timer_us = 0;
-
- /*
- * Set a timer to detect whether this sleep is much
- * longer than repeat mode predicted. If the timer
- * triggers, the code will evaluate whether to put
- * the CPU into a deeper C-state.
- * The timer is cancelled on CPU wakeup.
- */
- timer_us = 2 * (data->predicted_us + MAX_DEVIATION);
-
- if (repeat && (4 * timer_us < data->expected_us)) {
- RCU_NONIDLE(hrtimer_start(hrtmr,
- ns_to_ktime(1000 * timer_us),
- HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED));
- /* In repeat case, menu hrtimer is started */
- per_cpu(hrtimer_status, cpu) = MENU_HRTIMER_REPEAT;
- }
- }
-
return data->last_state_idx;
}
@@ -481,9 +423,6 @@ static int menu_enable_device(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
struct cpuidle_device *dev)
{
struct menu_device *data = &per_cpu(menu_devices, dev->cpu);
- struct hrtimer *t = &per_cpu(menu_hrtimer, dev->cpu);
- hrtimer_init(t, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
- t->function = menu_hrtimer_notify;
memset(data, 0, sizeof(struct menu_device));
diff --git a/include/linux/tick.h b/include/linux/tick.h
index 1a6567b..f37fceb 100644
--- a/include/linux/tick.h
+++ b/include/linux/tick.h
@@ -142,10 +142,4 @@ static inline u64 get_cpu_idle_time_us(int cpu, u64 *unused) { return -1; }
static inline u64 get_cpu_iowait_time_us(int cpu, u64 *unused) { return -1; }
# endif /* !NO_HZ */
-# ifdef CONFIG_CPU_IDLE_GOV_MENU
-extern void menu_hrtimer_cancel(void);
-# else
-static inline void menu_hrtimer_cancel(void) {}
-# endif /* CONFIG_CPU_IDLE_GOV_MENU */
-
#endif
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 8853dab..b28e112 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -572,8 +572,6 @@ void tick_nohz_irq_exit(void)
local_irq_save(flags);
- /* Cancel the timer because CPU already waken up from the C-states */
- menu_hrtimer_cancel();
__tick_nohz_idle_enter(ts);
local_irq_restore(flags);
@@ -671,8 +669,6 @@ void tick_nohz_idle_exit(void)
ts->inidle = 0;
- /* Cancel the timer because CPU already waken up from the C-states*/
- menu_hrtimer_cancel();
if (ts->idle_active || ts->tick_stopped)
now = ktime_get();
--
1.8.1.2
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