From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
To: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Tom Zanussi <zanussi@kernel.org>,
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>,
Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com>,
John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
linux-rt-users@vger.kernel.org,
linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 01/19] trace/osnoise: Do not follow tracing_cpumask
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:23:01 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20211022222301.32c2d869@rorschach.local.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e5382c01f1330bf4c3d094fbb87059ef82761aa0.1634820694.git.bristot@kernel.org>
On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:56:39 +0200
Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> wrote:
> In preparation to support multiple instances, decople the
"decouple"
> osnoise/timelat workload from instance specific tracing_cpumask.
>
> Different instances can have conflicing cpumasks, making osnoise
"conflicting"
May I suggest a spell check for your commit logs? ;-)
> workload management needlessly complex. Osnoise already have its
> global cpu mask.
>
> I also thought about using the first instance mask, but the
> "first" instance could be removed before the others.
>
> This also fixes the problem that changing the tracing_mask was not
> re-starting the trace.
>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
> Cc: Tom Zanussi <zanussi@kernel.org>
> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>
> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com>
> Cc: John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
> Cc: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org>
> Cc: linux-rt-users@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org>
> ---
> kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c | 25 +++++++------------------
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
> index ce053619f289..7b1f8187764c 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
> @@ -1553,13 +1553,10 @@ static int start_per_cpu_kthreads(struct trace_array *tr)
>
> cpus_read_lock();
> /*
> - * Run only on CPUs in which trace and osnoise are allowed to run.
> + * Run only on online CPUs in which trace and osnoise are allowed to
which trace and osnise? I thought we were removing "trace"?
-- Steve
> + * run.
> */
> - cpumask_and(current_mask, tr->tracing_cpumask, &osnoise_cpumask);
> - /*
> - * And the CPU is online.
> - */
> - cpumask_and(current_mask, cpu_online_mask, current_mask);
> + cpumask_and(current_mask, cpu_online_mask, &osnoise_cpumask);
>
> for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
> per_cpu(per_cpu_osnoise_var, cpu).kthread = NULL;
> @@ -1580,10 +1577,8 @@ static int start_per_cpu_kthreads(struct trace_array *tr)
> #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
> static void osnoise_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *dummy)
> {
> - struct trace_array *tr = osnoise_trace;
> unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
>
> -
> mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
>
> if (!osnoise_busy)
> @@ -1595,9 +1590,6 @@ static void osnoise_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *dummy)
> if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &osnoise_cpumask))
> goto out_unlock;
>
> - if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tr->tracing_cpumask))
> - goto out_unlock;
> -
> start_kthread(cpu);
>
> out_unlock:
> @@ -1700,13 +1692,10 @@ static void osnoise_tracer_stop(struct trace_array *tr);
> * interface to the osnoise trace. By default, it lists all CPUs,
> * in this way, allowing osnoise threads to run on any online CPU
> * of the system. It serves to restrict the execution of osnoise to the
> - * set of CPUs writing via this interface. Note that osnoise also
> - * respects the "tracing_cpumask." Hence, osnoise threads will run only
> - * on the set of CPUs allowed here AND on "tracing_cpumask." Why not
> - * have just "tracing_cpumask?" Because the user might be interested
> - * in tracing what is running on other CPUs. For instance, one might
> - * run osnoise in one HT CPU while observing what is running on the
> - * sibling HT CPU.
> + * set of CPUs writing via this interface. Why not use "tracing_cpumask"?
> + * Because the user might be interested in tracing what is running on
> + * other CPUs. For instance, one might run osnoise in one HT CPU
> + * while observing what is running on the sibling HT CPU.
> */
> static ssize_t
> osnoise_cpus_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf, size_t count,
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-10-23 2:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-10-21 12:56 [PATCH V4 00/19] RTLA: An interface for osnoise/timerlat tracers Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 01/19] trace/osnoise: Do not follow tracing_cpumask Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-23 2:23 ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2021-10-25 7:26 ` Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 02/19] trace/osnoise: Split workload start from the tracer start Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-23 2:25 ` Steven Rostedt
2021-10-25 7:33 ` Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 03/19] trace/osnoise: Use start/stop_per_cpu_kthreads() on osnoise_cpus_write() Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 04/19] trace/osnoise: Support a list of trace_array *tr Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-23 2:38 ` Steven Rostedt
2021-10-25 3:26 ` Paul E. McKenney
2021-10-25 9:10 ` Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-25 13:35 ` Steven Rostedt
2021-10-25 14:33 ` Paul E. McKenney
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 05/19] trace/osnoise: Allow multiple instances of the same tracer Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-23 2:47 ` Steven Rostedt
2021-10-25 8:08 ` Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-25 14:36 ` Steven Rostedt
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 06/19] rtla: Real-Time Linux Analysis tool Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 07/19] rtla: Helper functions for rtla Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 08/19] rtla: Add osnoise tool Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 09/19] rtla/osnoise: Add osnoise top mode Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 10/19] rtla/osnoise: Add the hist mode Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 11/19] rtla: Add timerlat tool and timelart top mode Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 12/19] rtla/timerlat: Add timerlat hist mode Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 13/19] rtla: Add Documentation Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 14/19] rtla: Add rtla osnoise man page Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 15/19] rtla: Add rtla osnoise top documentation Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 16/19] rtla: Add rtla osnoise hist documentation Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 17/19] rtla: Add rtla timerlat documentation Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 18/19] rtla: Add rtla timerlat top documentation Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
2021-10-21 12:56 ` [PATCH V4 19/19] rtla: Add rtla timerlat hist documentation Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
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