Re: [RFC 4/6] sched: powerpc: create a dedicated topology table

From: Preeti U Murthy
Date: Tue Mar 11 2014 - 06:12:52 EST


Hi Vincent,

On 03/05/2014 12:48 PM, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> Create a dedicated topology table for handling asymetric feature.
> The current proposal creates a new level which describes which groups of CPUs
> take adavantge of SD_ASYM_PACKING. The useless level will be removed during the
> build of the sched_domain topology.
>
> Another solution would be to set SD_ASYM_PACKING in the sd_flags of SMT level
> during the boot sequence and before the build of the sched_domain topology.

Is the below what you mean as the other solution? If it is so, I would
strongly recommend this approach rather than adding another level to the
topology level to represent the asymmetric behaviour.

+static struct sched_domain_topology_level powerpc_topology[] = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
+ { cpu_smt_mask, SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER | SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES,
SD_INIT_NAME(SMT) | arch_sd_sibling_asym_packing() },
+#endif
+ { cpu_cpu_mask, SD_INIT_NAME(DIE) },
+ { NULL, },
+};

Regards
Preeti U Murthy
>
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> kernel/sched/core.c | 6 ------
> 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
> index ac2621a..75da054 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
> @@ -755,6 +755,32 @@ int setup_profiling_timer(unsigned int multiplier)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
> +/* cpumask of CPUs with asymetric SMT dependancy */
> +static const struct cpumask *cpu_asmt_mask(int cpu)
> +{
> + if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ASYM_SMT)) {
> + printk_once(KERN_INFO "Enabling Asymmetric SMT scheduling\n");
> + return topology_thread_cpumask(cpu);
> + }
> + return cpumask_of(cpu);
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> +static struct sched_domain_topology_level powerpc_topology[] = {
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
> + { cpu_asmt_mask, SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER | SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES | SD_ASYM_PACKING, SD_INIT_NAME(ASMT) },
> + { cpu_smt_mask, SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER | SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES, SD_INIT_NAME(SMT) },
> +#endif
> + { cpu_cpu_mask, SD_INIT_NAME(DIE) },
> + { NULL, },
> +};
> +
> +static void __init set_sched_topology(void)
> +{
> + sched_domain_topology = powerpc_topology;
> +}
> +
> void __init smp_cpus_done(unsigned int max_cpus)
> {
> cpumask_var_t old_mask;
> @@ -779,15 +805,8 @@ void __init smp_cpus_done(unsigned int max_cpus)
>
> dump_numa_cpu_topology();
>
> -}
> + set_sched_topology();
>
> -int arch_sd_sibling_asym_packing(void)
> -{
> - if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ASYM_SMT)) {
> - printk_once(KERN_INFO "Enabling Asymmetric SMT scheduling\n");
> - return SD_ASYM_PACKING;
> - }
> - return 0;
> }
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
> index 3479467..7606de0 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/core.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
> @@ -5818,11 +5818,6 @@ static void init_sched_groups_power(int cpu, struct sched_domain *sd)
> atomic_set(&sg->sgp->nr_busy_cpus, sg->group_weight);
> }
>
> -int __weak arch_sd_sibling_asym_packing(void)
> -{
> - return 0*SD_ASYM_PACKING;
> -}
> -
> /*
> * Initializers for schedule domains
> * Non-inlined to reduce accumulated stack pressure in build_sched_domains()
> @@ -6000,7 +5995,6 @@ sd_init(struct sched_domain_topology_level *tl, int cpu)
> if (sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER) {
> sd->imbalance_pct = 110;
> sd->smt_gain = 1178; /* ~15% */
> - sd->flags |= arch_sd_sibling_asym_packing();
>
> } else if (sd->flags & SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES) {
> sd->imbalance_pct = 117;
>

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