[PATCH V4 1/3] cpuidle: play_idle: Make play_idle more flexible

[PATCH V4 1/3] cpuidle: play_idle: Make play_idle more flexible

[Daniel Lezcano]

The play_idle function has two users, the intel powerclamp and the
idle_injection.

The idle injection cooling device uses the function via the
idle_injection powercap's APIs. Unfortunately, play_idle is currently
limited by the idle state depth: by default the deepest idle state is
selected. On the ARM[64] platforms, most of the time it is the cluster
idle state, the exit latency and the residency can be very high. That
reduces the scope of the idle injection usage because the impact on
the performances can be very significant.

If the idle injection cycles can be done with a shallow state like a
retention state, the cooling effect would eventually give similar
results than the cpufreq cooling device.

In order to prepare the function to receive an idle state parameter,
let's replace the 'use_deepest_state' boolean field with 'use_state'
and use this value to enter the specific idle state.

The current code keeps the default behavior which is go to the deepest
idle state.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
Acked-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
---
 drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
 include/linux/cpuidle.h   | 13 ++++++-------
 kernel/sched/idle.c       | 10 +++++-----
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 0895b988fa92..f8b54f277589 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -99,31 +99,31 @@ static int find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 }
 
 /**
- * cpuidle_use_deepest_state - Set/clear governor override flag.
- * @enable: New value of the flag.
+ * cpuidle_use_state - Force the cpuidle framework to enter an idle state.
+ * @state: An integer for an idle state
  *
- * Set/unset the current CPU to use the deepest idle state (override governors
- * going forward if set).
+ * Specify an idle state the cpuidle framework must step in and bypass
+ * the idle state selection process.
  */
-void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
+void cpuidle_use_state(int state)
 {
 	struct cpuidle_device *dev;
 
 	preempt_disable();
 	dev = cpuidle_get_device();
 	if (dev)
-		dev->use_deepest_state = enable;
+		dev->use_state = state;
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
 /**
  * cpuidle_find_deepest_state - Find the deepest available idle state.
- * @drv: cpuidle driver for the given CPU.
- * @dev: cpuidle device for the given CPU.
  */
-int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
-			       struct cpuidle_device *dev)
+int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void)
 {
+	struct cpuidle_device *dev = cpuidle_get_device();
+	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_cpu_driver(dev);
+
 	return find_deepest_state(drv, dev, UINT_MAX, 0, false);
 }
 
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ static void __cpuidle_unregister_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 static void __cpuidle_device_init(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 {
 	memset(dev->states_usage, 0, sizeof(dev->states_usage));
+	dev->use_state = CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE;
 	dev->last_residency = 0;
 	dev->next_hrtimer = 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 2dc4c6b19c25..ba0751b26e37 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 
+#define CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE	-1
 #define CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX	10
 #define CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN	16
 #define CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN	32
@@ -80,11 +81,11 @@ struct cpuidle_driver_kobj;
 struct cpuidle_device {
 	unsigned int		registered:1;
 	unsigned int		enabled:1;
-	unsigned int		use_deepest_state:1;
 	unsigned int		poll_time_limit:1;
 	unsigned int		cpu;
 	ktime_t			next_hrtimer;
 
+	int			use_state;
 	int			last_state_idx;
 	int			last_residency;
 	u64			poll_limit_ns;
@@ -203,19 +204,17 @@ static inline struct cpuidle_device *cpuidle_get_device(void) {return NULL; }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_IDLE
-extern int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
-				      struct cpuidle_device *dev);
+extern int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void);
 extern int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 				struct cpuidle_device *dev);
-extern void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable);
+extern void cpuidle_use_state(int state);
 #else
-static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
-					     struct cpuidle_device *dev)
+static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void)
 {return -ENODEV; }
 static inline int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 				       struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 {return -ENODEV; }
-static inline void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
+static inline void cpuidle_use_state(int state)
 {
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index b98283fc6914..17da9cb309e1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 	 * until a proper wakeup interrupt happens.
 	 */
 
-	if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() || dev->use_deepest_state) {
+	if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() ||
+	    dev->use_state != CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE) {
 		if (idle_should_enter_s2idle()) {
 			rcu_idle_enter();
 
@@ -181,8 +182,7 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 		tick_nohz_idle_stop_tick();
 		rcu_idle_enter();
 
-		next_state = cpuidle_find_deepest_state(drv, dev);
-		call_cpuidle(drv, dev, next_state);
+		call_cpuidle(drv, dev, dev->use_state);
 	} else {
 		bool stop_tick = true;
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
 	rcu_sleep_check();
 	preempt_disable();
 	current->flags |= PF_IDLE;
-	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(true);
+	cpuidle_use_state(cpuidle_find_deepest_state());
 
 	it.done = 0;
 	hrtimer_init_on_stack(&it.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
 	while (!READ_ONCE(it.done))
 		do_idle();
 
-	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(false);
+	cpuidle_use_state(CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE);
 	current->flags &= ~PF_IDLE;
 
 	preempt_fold_need_resched();
-- 
2.17.1

[PATCH V4 2/3] cpuidle: play_idle: Specify play_idle with an idle state

[Daniel Lezcano]

Currently, the play_idle function does not allow to tell which idle
state we want to go. Improve this by passing the idle state as
parameter to the function.

Export cpuidle_find_deepest_state() symbol as it is used from the
intel_powerclamp driver as a module.

There is no functional changes, the cpuidle state is the deepest one.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
Acked-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
---
  V4:
   - Add EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpuidle_find_deepest_state) for the
     intel_powerclamp driver when this one is compiled as a module
  V3:
   - Add missing cpuidle.h header
---
 drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c                | 1 +
 drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c           | 4 +++-
 drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c | 4 +++-
 include/linux/cpu.h                      | 2 +-
 kernel/sched/idle.c                      | 4 ++--
 5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index f8b54f277589..94804e532b9a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void)
 
 	return find_deepest_state(drv, dev, UINT_MAX, 0, false);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpuidle_find_deepest_state);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND
 static void enter_s2idle_proper(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
diff --git a/drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c b/drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c
index cd1270614cc6..233c878cbf46 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "ii_dev: " fmt
 
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -138,7 +139,8 @@ static void idle_inject_fn(unsigned int cpu)
 	 */
 	iit->should_run = 0;
 
-	play_idle(READ_ONCE(ii_dev->idle_duration_us));
+	play_idle(READ_ONCE(ii_dev->idle_duration_us),
+		  cpuidle_find_deepest_state());
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c
index 53216dcbe173..b55786c169ae 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/thermal.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
@@ -430,7 +431,8 @@ static void clamp_idle_injection_func(struct kthread_work *work)
 	if (should_skip)
 		goto balance;
 
-	play_idle(jiffies_to_usecs(w_data->duration_jiffies));
+	play_idle(jiffies_to_usecs(w_data->duration_jiffies),
+		  cpuidle_find_deepest_state());
 
 balance:
 	if (clamping && w_data->clamping && cpu_online(w_data->cpu))
diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 88dc0c653925..76e3038b63ce 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void arch_cpu_idle_dead(void);
 int cpu_report_state(int cpu);
 int cpu_check_up_prepare(int cpu);
 void cpu_set_state_online(int cpu);
-void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us);
+void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us, int state);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 bool cpu_wait_death(unsigned int cpu, int seconds);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 17da9cb309e1..ead439dab2b5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart idle_inject_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
 
-void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
+void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us, int state)
 {
 	struct idle_timer it;
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
 	rcu_sleep_check();
 	preempt_disable();
 	current->flags |= PF_IDLE;
-	cpuidle_use_state(cpuidle_find_deepest_state());
+	cpuidle_use_state(state);
 
 	it.done = 0;
 	hrtimer_init_on_stack(&it.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
-- 
2.17.1

[PATCH V4 3/3] powercap/drivers/idle_inject: Specify the idle state to inject

[Daniel Lezcano]

Currently the idle injection framework only allows to inject the
deepest idle state available on the system.

Give the opportunity to specify which idle state we want to inject by
adding a new function helper to set the state and use it when calling
play_idle().

There is no functional changes, the cpuidle state is the deepest one.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
Acked-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
---
 drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
 include/linux/idle_inject.h    |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c b/drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c
index 233c878cbf46..a612c425d74c 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/idle_inject.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct idle_inject_thread {
  */
 struct idle_inject_device {
 	struct hrtimer timer;
+	int state;
 	unsigned int idle_duration_us;
 	unsigned int run_duration_us;
 	unsigned long int cpumask[0];
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ static void idle_inject_fn(unsigned int cpu)
 	iit->should_run = 0;
 
 	play_idle(READ_ONCE(ii_dev->idle_duration_us),
-		  cpuidle_find_deepest_state());
+		  READ_ONCE(ii_dev->state));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -171,6 +172,16 @@ void idle_inject_get_duration(struct idle_inject_device *ii_dev,
 	*idle_duration_us = READ_ONCE(ii_dev->idle_duration_us);
 }
 
+/**
+ * idle_inject_set_state - set the idle state to inject
+ * @state: an integer for the idle state to inject
+ */
+void idle_inject_set_state(struct idle_inject_device *ii_dev, int state)
+{
+	if (state >= CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE && state < CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX)
+		WRITE_ONCE(ii_dev->state, state);
+}
+
 /**
  * idle_inject_start - start idle injections
  * @ii_dev: idle injection control device structure
@@ -299,6 +310,7 @@ struct idle_inject_device *idle_inject_register(struct cpumask *cpumask)
 	cpumask_copy(to_cpumask(ii_dev->cpumask), cpumask);
 	hrtimer_init(&ii_dev->timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 	ii_dev->timer.function = idle_inject_timer_fn;
+	ii_dev->state = cpuidle_find_deepest_state();
 
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, to_cpumask(ii_dev->cpumask)) {
 
diff --git a/include/linux/idle_inject.h b/include/linux/idle_inject.h
index a445cd1a36c5..e2b26b9ccd34 100644
--- a/include/linux/idle_inject.h
+++ b/include/linux/idle_inject.h
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ void idle_inject_set_duration(struct idle_inject_device *ii_dev,
 void idle_inject_get_duration(struct idle_inject_device *ii_dev,
 				 unsigned int *run_duration_us,
 				 unsigned int *idle_duration_us);
+
+void idle_inject_set_state(struct idle_inject_device *ii_dev, int state);
+
 #endif /* __IDLE_INJECT_H__ */
-- 
2.17.1

Re: [PATCH V4 1/3] cpuidle: play_idle: Make play_idle more flexible

[Daniel Lezcano]

Hi Rafael,

can we consider this series for the next kernel version ?

Thanks


On 04/10/2019 10:32, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> The play_idle function has two users, the intel powerclamp and the
> idle_injection.
> 
> The idle injection cooling device uses the function via the
> idle_injection powercap's APIs. Unfortunately, play_idle is currently
> limited by the idle state depth: by default the deepest idle state is
> selected. On the ARM[64] platforms, most of the time it is the cluster
> idle state, the exit latency and the residency can be very high. That
> reduces the scope of the idle injection usage because the impact on
> the performances can be very significant.
> 
> If the idle injection cycles can be done with a shallow state like a
> retention state, the cooling effect would eventually give similar
> results than the cpufreq cooling device.
> 
> In order to prepare the function to receive an idle state parameter,
> let's replace the 'use_deepest_state' boolean field with 'use_state'
> and use this value to enter the specific idle state.
> 
> The current code keeps the default behavior which is go to the deepest
> idle state.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
> Acked-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
>  include/linux/cpuidle.h   | 13 ++++++-------
>  kernel/sched/idle.c       | 10 +++++-----
>  3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> index 0895b988fa92..f8b54f277589 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> @@ -99,31 +99,31 @@ static int find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * cpuidle_use_deepest_state - Set/clear governor override flag.
> - * @enable: New value of the flag.
> + * cpuidle_use_state - Force the cpuidle framework to enter an idle state.
> + * @state: An integer for an idle state
>   *
> - * Set/unset the current CPU to use the deepest idle state (override governors
> - * going forward if set).
> + * Specify an idle state the cpuidle framework must step in and bypass
> + * the idle state selection process.
>   */
> -void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
> +void cpuidle_use_state(int state)
>  {
>  	struct cpuidle_device *dev;
>  
>  	preempt_disable();
>  	dev = cpuidle_get_device();
>  	if (dev)
> -		dev->use_deepest_state = enable;
> +		dev->use_state = state;
>  	preempt_enable();
>  }
>  
>  /**
>   * cpuidle_find_deepest_state - Find the deepest available idle state.
> - * @drv: cpuidle driver for the given CPU.
> - * @dev: cpuidle device for the given CPU.
>   */
> -int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
> -			       struct cpuidle_device *dev)
> +int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void)
>  {
> +	struct cpuidle_device *dev = cpuidle_get_device();
> +	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_cpu_driver(dev);
> +
>  	return find_deepest_state(drv, dev, UINT_MAX, 0, false);
>  }
>  
> @@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ static void __cpuidle_unregister_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  static void __cpuidle_device_init(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  {
>  	memset(dev->states_usage, 0, sizeof(dev->states_usage));
> +	dev->use_state = CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE;
>  	dev->last_residency = 0;
>  	dev->next_hrtimer = 0;
>  }
> diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
> index 2dc4c6b19c25..ba0751b26e37 100644
> --- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
> +++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
> @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
>  #include <linux/list.h>
>  #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
>  
> +#define CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE	-1
>  #define CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX	10
>  #define CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN	16
>  #define CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN	32
> @@ -80,11 +81,11 @@ struct cpuidle_driver_kobj;
>  struct cpuidle_device {
>  	unsigned int		registered:1;
>  	unsigned int		enabled:1;
> -	unsigned int		use_deepest_state:1;
>  	unsigned int		poll_time_limit:1;
>  	unsigned int		cpu;
>  	ktime_t			next_hrtimer;
>  
> +	int			use_state;
>  	int			last_state_idx;
>  	int			last_residency;
>  	u64			poll_limit_ns;
> @@ -203,19 +204,17 @@ static inline struct cpuidle_device *cpuidle_get_device(void) {return NULL; }
>  #endif
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_IDLE
> -extern int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
> -				      struct cpuidle_device *dev);
> +extern int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void);
>  extern int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>  				struct cpuidle_device *dev);
> -extern void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable);
> +extern void cpuidle_use_state(int state);
>  #else
> -static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
> -					     struct cpuidle_device *dev)
> +static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void)
>  {return -ENODEV; }
>  static inline int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>  				       struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  {return -ENODEV; }
> -static inline void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
> +static inline void cpuidle_use_state(int state)
>  {
>  }
>  #endif
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
> index b98283fc6914..17da9cb309e1 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
> @@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
>  	 * until a proper wakeup interrupt happens.
>  	 */
>  
> -	if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() || dev->use_deepest_state) {
> +	if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() ||
> +	    dev->use_state != CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE) {
>  		if (idle_should_enter_s2idle()) {
>  			rcu_idle_enter();
>  
> @@ -181,8 +182,7 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
>  		tick_nohz_idle_stop_tick();
>  		rcu_idle_enter();
>  
> -		next_state = cpuidle_find_deepest_state(drv, dev);
> -		call_cpuidle(drv, dev, next_state);
> +		call_cpuidle(drv, dev, dev->use_state);
>  	} else {
>  		bool stop_tick = true;
>  
> @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
>  	rcu_sleep_check();
>  	preempt_disable();
>  	current->flags |= PF_IDLE;
> -	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(true);
> +	cpuidle_use_state(cpuidle_find_deepest_state());
>  
>  	it.done = 0;
>  	hrtimer_init_on_stack(&it.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
>  	while (!READ_ONCE(it.done))
>  		do_idle();
>  
> -	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(false);
> +	cpuidle_use_state(CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE);
>  	current->flags &= ~PF_IDLE;
>  
>  	preempt_fold_need_resched();
> 


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Re: [PATCH V4 1/3] cpuidle: play_idle: Make play_idle more flexible

[Ulf Hansson]

On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 at 10:32, Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org> wrote:
>
> The play_idle function has two users, the intel powerclamp and the
> idle_injection.
>
> The idle injection cooling device uses the function via the
> idle_injection powercap's APIs. Unfortunately, play_idle is currently
> limited by the idle state depth: by default the deepest idle state is
> selected. On the ARM[64] platforms, most of the time it is the cluster
> idle state, the exit latency and the residency can be very high. That
> reduces the scope of the idle injection usage because the impact on
> the performances can be very significant.
>
> If the idle injection cycles can be done with a shallow state like a
> retention state, the cooling effect would eventually give similar
> results than the cpufreq cooling device.
>
> In order to prepare the function to receive an idle state parameter,
> let's replace the 'use_deepest_state' boolean field with 'use_state'
> and use this value to enter the specific idle state.
>
> The current code keeps the default behavior which is go to the deepest
> idle state.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
> Acked-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
>  include/linux/cpuidle.h   | 13 ++++++-------
>  kernel/sched/idle.c       | 10 +++++-----
>  3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> index 0895b988fa92..f8b54f277589 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> @@ -99,31 +99,31 @@ static int find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>  }
>
>  /**
> - * cpuidle_use_deepest_state - Set/clear governor override flag.
> - * @enable: New value of the flag.
> + * cpuidle_use_state - Force the cpuidle framework to enter an idle state.
> + * @state: An integer for an idle state
>   *
> - * Set/unset the current CPU to use the deepest idle state (override governors
> - * going forward if set).
> + * Specify an idle state the cpuidle framework must step in and bypass
> + * the idle state selection process.
>   */
> -void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
> +void cpuidle_use_state(int state)
>  {
>         struct cpuidle_device *dev;
>
>         preempt_disable();
>         dev = cpuidle_get_device();
>         if (dev)
> -               dev->use_deepest_state = enable;
> +               dev->use_state = state;
>         preempt_enable();
>  }
>
>  /**
>   * cpuidle_find_deepest_state - Find the deepest available idle state.
> - * @drv: cpuidle driver for the given CPU.
> - * @dev: cpuidle device for the given CPU.
>   */
> -int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
> -                              struct cpuidle_device *dev)
> +int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void)
>  {
> +       struct cpuidle_device *dev = cpuidle_get_device();
> +       struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_cpu_driver(dev);
> +
>         return find_deepest_state(drv, dev, UINT_MAX, 0, false);
>  }
>
> @@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ static void __cpuidle_unregister_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  static void __cpuidle_device_init(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  {
>         memset(dev->states_usage, 0, sizeof(dev->states_usage));
> +       dev->use_state = CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE;
>         dev->last_residency = 0;
>         dev->next_hrtimer = 0;
>  }
> diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
> index 2dc4c6b19c25..ba0751b26e37 100644
> --- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
> +++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
> @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
>  #include <linux/list.h>
>  #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
>
> +#define CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE    -1
>  #define CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX      10
>  #define CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN       16
>  #define CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN       32
> @@ -80,11 +81,11 @@ struct cpuidle_driver_kobj;
>  struct cpuidle_device {
>         unsigned int            registered:1;
>         unsigned int            enabled:1;
> -       unsigned int            use_deepest_state:1;
>         unsigned int            poll_time_limit:1;
>         unsigned int            cpu;
>         ktime_t                 next_hrtimer;
>
> +       int                     use_state;
>         int                     last_state_idx;
>         int                     last_residency;
>         u64                     poll_limit_ns;
> @@ -203,19 +204,17 @@ static inline struct cpuidle_device *cpuidle_get_device(void) {return NULL; }
>  #endif
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_IDLE
> -extern int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
> -                                     struct cpuidle_device *dev);
> +extern int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void);
>  extern int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>                                 struct cpuidle_device *dev);
> -extern void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable);
> +extern void cpuidle_use_state(int state);
>  #else
> -static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
> -                                            struct cpuidle_device *dev)
> +static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void)
>  {return -ENODEV; }
>  static inline int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>                                        struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  {return -ENODEV; }
> -static inline void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
> +static inline void cpuidle_use_state(int state)
>  {
>  }
>  #endif
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
> index b98283fc6914..17da9cb309e1 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
> @@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
>          * until a proper wakeup interrupt happens.
>          */
>
> -       if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() || dev->use_deepest_state) {
> +       if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() ||
> +           dev->use_state != CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE) {
>                 if (idle_should_enter_s2idle()) {
>                         rcu_idle_enter();
>
> @@ -181,8 +182,7 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
>                 tick_nohz_idle_stop_tick();
>                 rcu_idle_enter();
>
> -               next_state = cpuidle_find_deepest_state(drv, dev);
> -               call_cpuidle(drv, dev, next_state);
> +               call_cpuidle(drv, dev, dev->use_state);

This doesn't look correct to me.

More precisely, in the s2idle case, we always pick the deepest state.
But from the change above, we would invoke call_cpuidle() with
CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE, right!?

>         } else {
>                 bool stop_tick = true;
>
> @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
>         rcu_sleep_check();
>         preempt_disable();
>         current->flags |= PF_IDLE;
> -       cpuidle_use_deepest_state(true);
> +       cpuidle_use_state(cpuidle_find_deepest_state());
>
>         it.done = 0;
>         hrtimer_init_on_stack(&it.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
>         while (!READ_ONCE(it.done))
>                 do_idle();
>
> -       cpuidle_use_deepest_state(false);
> +       cpuidle_use_state(CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE);
>         current->flags &= ~PF_IDLE;
>
>         preempt_fold_need_resched();
> --
> 2.17.1
>

Kind regards
Uffe

Re: [PATCH V4 1/3] cpuidle: play_idle: Make play_idle more flexible

[Daniel Lezcano]

On 15/10/2019 15:06, Ulf Hansson wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 at 10:32, Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org> wrote:
>>
>> The play_idle function has two users, the intel powerclamp and the
>> idle_injection.
>>
>> The idle injection cooling device uses the function via the
>> idle_injection powercap's APIs. Unfortunately, play_idle is currently
>> limited by the idle state depth: by default the deepest idle state is
>> selected. On the ARM[64] platforms, most of the time it is the cluster
>> idle state, the exit latency and the residency can be very high. That
>> reduces the scope of the idle injection usage because the impact on
>> the performances can be very significant.
>>
>> If the idle injection cycles can be done with a shallow state like a
>> retention state, the cooling effect would eventually give similar
>> results than the cpufreq cooling device.
>>
>> In order to prepare the function to receive an idle state parameter,
>> let's replace the 'use_deepest_state' boolean field with 'use_state'
>> and use this value to enter the specific idle state.
>>
>> The current code keeps the default behavior which is go to the deepest
>> idle state.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
>> Acked-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
>> ---
>>  drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
>>  include/linux/cpuidle.h   | 13 ++++++-------
>>  kernel/sched/idle.c       | 10 +++++-----
>>  3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
>> index 0895b988fa92..f8b54f277589 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
>> @@ -99,31 +99,31 @@ static int find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>>  }
>>
>>  /**
>> - * cpuidle_use_deepest_state - Set/clear governor override flag.
>> - * @enable: New value of the flag.
>> + * cpuidle_use_state - Force the cpuidle framework to enter an idle state.
>> + * @state: An integer for an idle state
>>   *
>> - * Set/unset the current CPU to use the deepest idle state (override governors
>> - * going forward if set).
>> + * Specify an idle state the cpuidle framework must step in and bypass
>> + * the idle state selection process.
>>   */
>> -void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
>> +void cpuidle_use_state(int state)
>>  {
>>         struct cpuidle_device *dev;
>>
>>         preempt_disable();
>>         dev = cpuidle_get_device();
>>         if (dev)
>> -               dev->use_deepest_state = enable;
>> +               dev->use_state = state;
>>         preempt_enable();
>>  }
>>
>>  /**
>>   * cpuidle_find_deepest_state - Find the deepest available idle state.
>> - * @drv: cpuidle driver for the given CPU.
>> - * @dev: cpuidle device for the given CPU.
>>   */
>> -int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>> -                              struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>> +int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void)
>>  {
>> +       struct cpuidle_device *dev = cpuidle_get_device();
>> +       struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_cpu_driver(dev);
>> +
>>         return find_deepest_state(drv, dev, UINT_MAX, 0, false);
>>  }
>>
>> @@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ static void __cpuidle_unregister_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>>  static void __cpuidle_device_init(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>>  {
>>         memset(dev->states_usage, 0, sizeof(dev->states_usage));
>> +       dev->use_state = CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE;
>>         dev->last_residency = 0;
>>         dev->next_hrtimer = 0;
>>  }
>> diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
>> index 2dc4c6b19c25..ba0751b26e37 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
>> @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
>>  #include <linux/list.h>
>>  #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
>>
>> +#define CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE    -1
>>  #define CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX      10
>>  #define CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN       16
>>  #define CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN       32
>> @@ -80,11 +81,11 @@ struct cpuidle_driver_kobj;
>>  struct cpuidle_device {
>>         unsigned int            registered:1;
>>         unsigned int            enabled:1;
>> -       unsigned int            use_deepest_state:1;
>>         unsigned int            poll_time_limit:1;
>>         unsigned int            cpu;
>>         ktime_t                 next_hrtimer;
>>
>> +       int                     use_state;
>>         int                     last_state_idx;
>>         int                     last_residency;
>>         u64                     poll_limit_ns;
>> @@ -203,19 +204,17 @@ static inline struct cpuidle_device *cpuidle_get_device(void) {return NULL; }
>>  #endif
>>
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_IDLE
>> -extern int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>> -                                     struct cpuidle_device *dev);
>> +extern int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void);
>>  extern int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>>                                 struct cpuidle_device *dev);
>> -extern void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable);
>> +extern void cpuidle_use_state(int state);
>>  #else
>> -static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>> -                                            struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>> +static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(void)
>>  {return -ENODEV; }
>>  static inline int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>>                                        struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>>  {return -ENODEV; }
>> -static inline void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
>> +static inline void cpuidle_use_state(int state)
>>  {
>>  }
>>  #endif
>> diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
>> index b98283fc6914..17da9cb309e1 100644
>> --- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
>> +++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
>> @@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
>>          * until a proper wakeup interrupt happens.
>>          */
>>
>> -       if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() || dev->use_deepest_state) {
>> +       if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() ||
>> +           dev->use_state != CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE) {
>>                 if (idle_should_enter_s2idle()) {
>>                         rcu_idle_enter();
>>
>> @@ -181,8 +182,7 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
>>                 tick_nohz_idle_stop_tick();
>>                 rcu_idle_enter();
>>
>> -               next_state = cpuidle_find_deepest_state(drv, dev);
>> -               call_cpuidle(drv, dev, next_state);
>> +               call_cpuidle(drv, dev, dev->use_state);
> 
> This doesn't look correct to me.
> 
> More precisely, in the s2idle case, we always pick the deepest state.
> But from the change above, we would invoke call_cpuidle() with
> CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE, right!?

There is the condition 'if (idle_should_enter_s2idle())' which gives
another path.

But that is true if the call fails with a negative or zero value for the
entered state we fallback to call_cpuidle with CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE. This
context does not appear in the patch.

Perhaps, something like (on top of this patch):

diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 6bcea3c06ebe..fc7f5216b579 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -177,12 +177,15 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
                        }

                        rcu_idle_exit();
+                       next_state = cpuidle_find_deepest_state();
+               } else {
+                       next_state = dev->use_state;
                }

                tick_nohz_idle_stop_tick();
                rcu_idle_enter();

-               call_cpuidle(drv, dev, dev->use_state);
+               call_cpuidle(drv, dev, next_state);
        } else {
                bool stop_tick = true;



> 
>>         } else {
>>                 bool stop_tick = true;
>>
>> @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
>>         rcu_sleep_check();
>>         preempt_disable();
>>         current->flags |= PF_IDLE;
>> -       cpuidle_use_deepest_state(true);
>> +       cpuidle_use_state(cpuidle_find_deepest_state());
>>
>>         it.done = 0;
>>         hrtimer_init_on_stack(&it.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
>> @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
>>         while (!READ_ONCE(it.done))
>>                 do_idle();
>>
>> -       cpuidle_use_deepest_state(false);
>> +       cpuidle_use_state(CPUIDLE_STATE_NOUSE);
>>         current->flags &= ~PF_IDLE;
>>
>>         preempt_fold_need_resched();
>> --
>> 2.17.1
>>
> 
> Kind regards
> Uffe
> 


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