From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-12.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_CR_TRAILER,INCLUDES_PATCH, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14212C433DB for ; Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:54:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDA4822795 for ; Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:54:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727480AbhAQKyl (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:54:41 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:39238 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726203AbhAQKyj (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:54:39 -0500 Received: from mail-io1-xd2d.google.com (mail-io1-xd2d.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::d2d]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 90760C061573; Sun, 17 Jan 2021 02:53:58 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-io1-xd2d.google.com with SMTP id x21so9045650iog.10; Sun, 17 Jan 2021 02:53:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:reply-to:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=PA+G0U9vot5i+tkUVo5GTDXewdny56kVm/268T+A2fE=; b=YO9YS7fRfo5dhLhFswuo6yWBSIYbeACV6V+i9I6gkVPPYpgSR8skEywwDM24Z/vzKY YeV2Rs4DePwI/rG8A9GWZWza+lgOn58aKXi3QTSrgH3WDtj8z+wIMjMTm5Uwb40cHqsy cXob3yCLo+Gfkg21yB29GectTjRunOPuaL2W/KtUdviMcnujtB5HJMaxDoJhu+3yJtbM uxfLlhDdljoneacH/fak9YHB9/cWyDIMvdXxuyYJCTp9d9R2UyNt9AaSwxTxmxvwue7S c3RPdSl8TzURS9VVCG6cTngb/F1yfZid8+QcHOa6vytsvoqIiKEByCFNQCrFbUOLIEb1 FMBA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:reply-to :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=PA+G0U9vot5i+tkUVo5GTDXewdny56kVm/268T+A2fE=; b=Ohai2u5urYUvHij4UYHTXUmGt1LOASfvQPf/88bLQM4JWmzpTThT7GENqaX3BwB7Yy Cib3y0dn8f8HpXJk+GYRUfVzNrT7o4lESMRuHJcB1cGq9Zkb+groouaZdTrdE/cekmPj G0zx5jba8J2dAU0Yw5JpVbXcBotIQbwzylN/qRamAMUP0RcOaSQ+gpYkxH/w+0rjeDde Ecq18ahqeltlkETYgdT9K5mzom7+JVeB2HXhMUiqPpmiXJ5Ur+umI+22Cp6VynlL829i qqgRiQHJY1Kp/6A8SgMW7UgWqyR3q2t1sKZABWpWaGV1kHTSacCyZ0fiI5Tt5RADqlZM o/1w== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5326apnSiCAFPcVM/EDYuMp5BUkSv+4KlzBmcKKvCVpJLKZleJOT m//p4yBpkeKFJ0GF5sT1a6f4JYkU523gyhaQL4o= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzuMgT1eErbdezkuwtmsFBq5/FAQIHj6q0Tzy2FmN66R9dYKGwxgqgGO/aQRfltkwlcKQVJQQ9oqXce4ynNJ4g= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6e02:eb0:: with SMTP id u16mr17087763ilj.209.1610880837434; Sun, 17 Jan 2021 02:53:57 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210113061958.886723-1-morbo@google.com> <20210116094357.3620352-1-morbo@google.com> In-Reply-To: Reply-To: sedat.dilek@gmail.com From: Sedat Dilek Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 11:53:45 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] pgo: add clang's Profile Guided Optimization infrastructure To: Bill Wendling Cc: Jonathan Corbet , Masahiro Yamada , Linux Doc Mailing List , LKML , Linux Kbuild mailing list , Clang-Built-Linux ML , Andrew Morton , Nathan Chancellor , Nick Desaulniers , Sami Tolvanen Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 11:44 AM Sedat Dilek wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 9:23 PM Bill Wendling wrote: > > > > On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 9:39 AM Sedat Dilek wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 10:44 AM 'Bill Wendling' via Clang Built Linux > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > From: Sami Tolvanen > > > > > > > > Enable the use of clang's Profile-Guided Optimization[1]. To generate a > > > > profile, the kernel is instrumented with PGO counters, a representative > > > > workload is run, and the raw profile data is collected from > > > > /sys/kernel/debug/pgo/profraw. > > > > > > > > The raw profile data must be processed by clang's "llvm-profdata" tool > > > > before it can be used during recompilation: > > > > > > > > $ cp /sys/kernel/debug/pgo/profraw vmlinux.profraw > > > > $ llvm-profdata merge --output=vmlinux.profdata vmlinux.profraw > > > > > > > > Multiple raw profiles may be merged during this step. > > > > > > > > The data can now be used by the compiler: > > > > > > > > $ make LLVM=1 KCFLAGS=-fprofile-use=vmlinux.profdata ... > > > > > > > > This initial submission is restricted to x86, as that's the platform we > > > > know works. This restriction can be lifted once other platforms have > > > > been verified to work with PGO. > > > > > > > > Note that this method of profiling the kernel is clang-native, unlike > > > > the clang support in kernel/gcov. > > > > > > > > [1] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/UsersManual.html#profile-guided-optimization > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen > > > > Co-developed-by: Bill Wendling > > > > Signed-off-by: Bill Wendling > > > > --- > > > > v2: - Added "__llvm_profile_instrument_memop" based on Nathan Chancellor's > > > > testing. > > > > - Corrected documentation, re PGO flags when using LTO, based on Fangrui > > > > Song's comments. > > > > v3: - Added change log section based on Sedat Dilek's comments. > > > > v4: - Remove non-x86 Makfile changes and se "hweight64" instead of using our > > > > own popcount implementation, based on Nick Desaulniers's comment. > > > > v5: - Correct padding calculation, discovered by Nathan Chancellor. > > > > --- > > > > Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst | 1 + > > > > Documentation/dev-tools/pgo.rst | 127 +++++++++ > > > > MAINTAINERS | 9 + > > > > Makefile | 3 + > > > > arch/Kconfig | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/boot/Makefile | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/crypto/Makefile | 2 + > > > > arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 2 + > > > > arch/x86/platform/efi/Makefile | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/purgatory/Makefile | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile | 1 + > > > > drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile | 1 + > > > > include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 44 +++ > > > > kernel/Makefile | 1 + > > > > kernel/pgo/Kconfig | 35 +++ > > > > kernel/pgo/Makefile | 5 + > > > > kernel/pgo/fs.c | 382 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > kernel/pgo/instrument.c | 185 +++++++++++++ > > > > kernel/pgo/pgo.h | 206 ++++++++++++++ > > > > scripts/Makefile.lib | 10 + > > > > 24 files changed, 1022 insertions(+) > > > > create mode 100644 Documentation/dev-tools/pgo.rst > > > > create mode 100644 kernel/pgo/Kconfig > > > > create mode 100644 kernel/pgo/Makefile > > > > create mode 100644 kernel/pgo/fs.c > > > > create mode 100644 kernel/pgo/instrument.c > > > > create mode 100644 kernel/pgo/pgo.h > > > > > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst > > > > index f7809c7b1ba9e..8d6418e858062 100644 > > > > --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst > > > > +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst > > > > @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ whole; patches welcome! > > > > kgdb > > > > kselftest > > > > kunit/index > > > > + pgo > > > > > > > > > > > > .. only:: subproject and html > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/pgo.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/pgo.rst > > > > new file mode 100644 > > > > index 0000000000000..b7f11d8405b73 > > > > --- /dev/null > > > > +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/pgo.rst > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ > > > > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 > > > > + > > > > +=============================== > > > > +Using PGO with the Linux kernel > > > > +=============================== > > > > + > > > > +Clang's profiling kernel support (PGO_) enables profiling of the Linux kernel > > > > +when building with Clang. The profiling data is exported via the ``pgo`` > > > > +debugfs directory. > > > > + > > > > +.. _PGO: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/UsersManual.html#profile-guided-optimization > > > > + > > > > + > > > > +Preparation > > > > +=========== > > > > + > > > > +Configure the kernel with: > > > > + > > > > +.. code-block:: make > > > > + > > > > + CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y > > > > + CONFIG_PGO_CLANG=y > > > > + > > > > +Note that kernels compiled with profiling flags will be significantly larger > > > > +and run slower. > > > > + > > > > +Profiling data will only become accessible once debugfs has been mounted: > > > > + > > > > +.. code-block:: sh > > > > + > > > > + mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug > > > > + > > > > + > > > > +Customization > > > > +============= > > > > + > > > > +You can enable or disable profiling for individual file and directories by > > > > +adding a line similar to the following to the respective kernel Makefile: > > > > + > > > > +- For a single file (e.g. main.o) > > > > + > > > > + .. code-block:: make > > > > + > > > > + PGO_PROFILE_main.o := y > > > > + > > > > +- For all files in one directory > > > > + > > > > + .. code-block:: make > > > > + > > > > + PGO_PROFILE := y > > > > + > > > > +To exclude files from being profiled use > > > > + > > > > + .. code-block:: make > > > > + > > > > + PGO_PROFILE_main.o := n > > > > + > > > > +and > > > > + > > > > + .. code-block:: make > > > > + > > > > + PGO_PROFILE := n > > > > + > > > > +Only files which are linked to the main kernel image or are compiled as kernel > > > > +modules are supported by this mechanism. > > > > + > > > > + > > > > +Files > > > > +===== > > > > + > > > > +The PGO kernel support creates the following files in debugfs: > > > > + > > > > +``/sys/kernel/debug/pgo`` > > > > + Parent directory for all PGO-related files. > > > > + > > > > +``/sys/kernel/debug/pgo/reset`` > > > > + Global reset file: resets all coverage data to zero when written to. > > > > + > > > > +``/sys/kernel/debug/profraw`` > > > > + The raw PGO data that must be processed with ``llvm_profdata``. > > > > + > > > > + > > > > +Workflow > > > > +======== > > > > + > > > > +The PGO kernel can be run on the host or test machines. The data though should > > > > +be analyzed with Clang's tools from the same Clang version as the kernel was > > > > +compiled. Clang's tolerant of version skew, but it's easier to use the same > > > > +Clang version. > > > > + > > > > +The profiling data is useful for optimizing the kernel, analyzing coverage, > > > > +etc. Clang offers tools to perform these tasks. > > > > + > > > > +Here is an example workflow for profiling an instrumented kernel with PGO and > > > > +using the result to optimize the kernel: > > > > + > > > > +1) Install the kernel on the TEST machine. > > > > + > > > > +2) Reset the data counters right before running the load tests > > > > + > > > > + .. code-block:: sh > > > > + > > > > + $ echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/pgo/reset > > > > + > > > > > > I do not get this... > > > > > > # mount | grep debugfs > > > debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime) > > > > > > After the load-test...? > > > > > > echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/pgo/reset > > > > > Writing anything to /sys/kernel/debug/pgo/reset will cause it to reset > > the profiling counters. I picked 1 (one) semi-randomly, but it could > > be any number, letter, your favorite short story, etc. You don't want > > to reset it before collecting the profiling data from your load tests > > though. > > > > > > +3) Run the load tests. > > > > + > > > > +4) Collect the raw profile data > > > > + > > > > + .. code-block:: sh > > > > + > > > > + $ cp -a /sys/kernel/debug/pgo/profraw /tmp/vmlinux.profraw > > > > + > > > > > > This is only 4,9M small and seen from the date 5mins before I run the > > > echo-1 line. > > > > > > # ll /sys/kernel/debug/pgo > > > insgesamt 0 > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 16. Jan 17:29 . > > > drwx------ 41 root root 0 16. Jan 17:29 .. > > > -rw------- 1 root root 0 16. Jan 17:29 profraw > > > --w------- 1 root root 0 16. Jan 18:19 reset > > > > > > # cp -a /sys/kernel/debug/pgo/profraw /tmp/vmlinux.profraw > > > > > > # ll /tmp/vmlinux.profraw > > > -rw------- 1 root root 4,9M 16. Jan 17:29 /tmp/vmlinux.profraw > > > > > > For me there was no prof-data collected from my defconfig kernel-build. > > > > > The /sys/kernel/debug/pgo/profraw file is read-only. Nothing writes to > > it, not even the kernel. All it does is serialize the profiling > > counters from a memory location in the kernel into a format that > > LLVM's tools can understand. > > > > > > +5) (Optional) Download the raw profile data to the HOST machine. > > > > + > > > > +6) Process the raw profile data > > > > + > > > > + .. code-block:: sh > > > > + > > > > + $ llvm-profdata merge --output=vmlinux.profdata vmlinux.profraw > > > > + > > > > > > Is that executed in /path/to/linux/git? > > > > > The llvm-profdata tool is not in the linux source tree. You need to > > grab it from a clang distribution (or built from clang's git repo). > > > > > > + Note that multiple raw profile data files can be merged during this step. > > > > + > > > > +7) Rebuild the kernel using the profile data (PGO disabled) > > > > + > > > > + .. code-block:: sh > > > > + > > > > + $ make LLVM=1 KCFLAGS=-fprofile-use=vmlinux.profdata ... > > > > > > How big is vmlinux.profdata (make defconfig)? > > > > > I don't have numbers for this, but from what you listed here, it's ~5M > > in size. The size is proportional to the number of counters > > instrumented in the kernel. > > > > > Do I need to do a full defconfig build or can I stop the build after > > > let me say 10mins? > > > > > You should do a full rebuild. Make sure that PGO is disabled during the rebuild. > > > > Thanks Bill for all the information. > > And sorry if I am so pedantic. > > I have installed my Debian system with Legacy-BIOS enabled. > > When I rebuild with KCFLAGS=-fprofile-use=vmlinux.profdata (LLVM=1 I > have as a default) my system hangs on reboot. > > [ diffconfig ] > $ scripts/diffconfig /boot/config-5.11.0-rc3-8-amd64-clang12-pgo > /boot/config-5.11.0-rc3-9-amd64-clang12-pgo > BUILD_SALT "5.11.0-rc3-8-amd64-clang12-pgo" -> "5.11.0-rc3-9-amd64-clang12-pgo" > PGO_CLANG y -> n > > [ my make line ] > $ cat ../start-build_5.11.0-rc3-9-amd64-clang12-pgo.txt > dileks 63120 63095 0 06:47 pts/2 00:00:00 /usr/bin/perf_5.10 > stat make V=1 -j4 HOSTCC=clang HOSTCXX=clang++ HOSTLD=ld.lld CC=clang > LD=ld.lld LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1 PAHOLE=/opt/pahole/bin/pahole > LOCALVERSION=-9-amd64-clang12-pgo KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 > KBUILD_BUILD_HOST=iniza KBUILD_BUILD_USER=sedat.dilek@gmail.com > KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP=2021-01-17 bindeb-pkg > KDEB_PKGVERSION=5.11.0~rc3-9~bullseye+dileks1 > KCFLAGS=-fprofile-use=vmlinux.profdata > > ( Yes, 06:47 a.m. in the morning :-). ) > > When I boot with the rebuild Linux-kernel I see: > > Wrong EFI loader signature > ... > Decompressing > Parsing EFI > Performing Relocations done. > Booting the Kernel. > > *** SYSTEM HANGS *** > ( I waited for approx 1 min ) > > I tried to turn UEFI support ON and OFF. > No success. > > Does Clang-PGO support Legacy-BIOS or is something different wrong? > > Thanks. > My bootloader is GRUB. In UEFI-BIOS settings there is no secure-boot disable option. Just simple "Use UEFI BIOS" enabled|disabled. Installed Debian packages: ii grub-common 2.04-12 ii grub-pc 2.04-12 ii grub-pc-bin 2.04-12 ii grub2-common 2.04-12 I found in the below link to do in grub-shell: set check_signatures=no But this is when grub-efi is installed. - Sedat - Link: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/126286/grub-efi-disable-signature-check