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From: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>
To: Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@arm.com>
Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"open list:THERMAL" <linux-pm@vger.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>, Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>,
	viresh kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>,
	Paul Turner <pjt@google.com>,
	Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@arm.com>,
	Morten Rasmussen <morten.rasmussen@arm.com>,
	Todd Kjos <tkjos@google.com>, Joel Fernandes <joelaf@google.com>,
	"Cc: Steve Muckle" <smuckle@google.com>,
	Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 06/14] sched/cpufreq: uclamp: add utilization clamping for RT tasks
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:06:23 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAKfTPtDgXdQso94DOwJ4+nyRpJwigEwf7JmNZcgFOg3z6iUWyw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180813124911.GD2605@e110439-lin>

On Mon, 13 Aug 2018 at 14:49, Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@arm.com> wrote:
>
> On 13-Aug 14:07, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> > On Mon, 13 Aug 2018 at 12:12, Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@arm.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Vincent!
> > >
> > > On 09-Aug 18:03, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> > > > > On 07-Aug 15:26, Juri Lelli wrote:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > > > > +   util_cfs = cpu_util_cfs(rq);
> > > > > > > +   util_rt  = cpu_util_rt(rq);
> > > > > > > +   if (sched_feat(UCLAMP_SCHED_CLASS)) {
> > > > > > > +           util = 0;
> > > > > > > +           if (util_cfs)
> > > > > > > +                   util += uclamp_util(cpu_of(rq), util_cfs);
> > > > > > > +           if (util_rt)
> > > > > > > +                   util += uclamp_util(cpu_of(rq), util_rt);
> > > > > > > +   } else {
> > > > > > > +           util  = cpu_util_cfs(rq);
> > > > > > > +           util += cpu_util_rt(rq);
> > > > > > > +           util  = uclamp_util(cpu_of(rq), util);
> > > > > > > +   }
> > > > >
> > > > > Regarding the two policies, do you have any comment?
> > > >
> > > > Does the policy for (sched_feat(UCLAMP_SCHED_CLASS)== true) really
> > > > make sense as it is ?
> > > > I mean, uclamp_util doesn't make any difference between rt and cfs
> > > > tasks when clamping the utilization so why should be add twice the
> > > > returned value ?
> > > > IMHO, this policy would make sense if there were something like
> > > > uclamp_util_rt() and a uclamp_util_cfs()
> > >
> > > The idea for the UCLAMP_SCHED_CLASS policy is to improve fairness on
> > > low-priority classese, especially when we have high RT utilization.
> > >
> > > Let say we have:
> > >
> > >  util_rt  = 40%, util_min=0%
> > >  util_cfs = 10%, util_min=50%
> > >
> > > the two policies will select:
> > >
> > >   UCLAMP_SCHED_CLASS: util = uclamp(40) + uclamp(10) = 50 + 50   = 100%
> > >  !UCLAMP_SCHED_CLASS: util = uclamp(40 + 10)         = uclmp(50) =  50%
> > >
> > > Which means that, despite the CPU's util_min will be set to 50% when
> > > CFS is running, these tasks will have almost no boost at all, since
> > > their bandwidth margin is eclipsed by RT tasks.
> >
> > Hmm ... At the opposite, even if there is no running rt task but only
> > some remaining blocked rt utilization,
> > even if util_rt  = 10%, util_min=0%
> > and  util_cfs = 40%, util_min=50%
> > the UCLAMP_SCHED_CLASS: util = uclamp(10) + uclamp(40) = 50 + 50   = 100%
>
> Yes, that's true... since now I clamp util_rt if it's non zero.
> Perhaps this can be fixed by clamping util_rt only:
>   if (rt_rq_is_runnable(&rq->rt))
> ?
>
> > So cfs task can get double boosted by a small rt task.
>
> Well, in principle we don't know if the 50% clamp was asserted by the
> RT or the CFS task, since in the current implementation we max
> aggregate clamp values across all RT and CFS tasks.

Yes it was just the assumption of your example above.
IMHO, having util = 100% for your use case looks more like a bug than a feature

As you said below: "what utilization clamping aims to do is to defined
the minimum capacity to run _all_
the RUNNABLE tasks... not the minimum capacity for _each_ one of them "


>
> > Furthermore, if there is no rt task but 2 cfs tasks of 40% and 10%
> > the UCLAMP_SCHED_CLASS: util = uclamp(0) + uclamp(40) = 50   = 50%
>
> True, but here we are within the same class and what utilization
> clamping aims to do is to defined the minimum capacity to run _all_
> the RUNNABLE tasks... not the minimum capacity for _each_ one of them.

I fully agree and that's exactly what I want to highlight: With
UCLAMP_SCHED_CLASS policy, you try (but fail because the clamping is
not done per class) to distinguish rt and cfs as different kind of
runnable tasks.

>
> > So in this case cfs tasks don't get more boost and have to share the
> > bandwidth and you don't ensure 50% for each unlike what you try to do
> > for rt.
>
> Above I'm not trying to fix a per-task issue. The UCLAMP_SCHED_CLASS
> policy is just "trying" to fix a cross-class issue... if we agree
> there can be a cross-class issue worth to be fixed.

But the cross class issue that you are describing can also exists
between cfs tasks with different uclamp_min
So I'm not sure that's there is more cross-class issue than in class issue

>
> > You create a difference in the behavior depending of the class of the
> > others co-schedule tasks which is not sane IMHO
>
> Yes I agree that the current behavior is not completely clean... still
> the question is: do you reckon the problem I depicted above, i.e. RT
> workloads eclipsing the min_util required by lower priority classes?

As said above, I don't think that there is a problem that is specific
to cross class scheduling that can't also happen in the same class.

Regarding your example:
task TA util=40% with uclamp_min 50%
task TB util=10% with uclamp_min 0%

If TA and TB are cfs, util=50% and it doesn't seem to be a problem
whereas TB will steal some bandwidth to TA and delay it (and i even
don't speak about the impact of the nice priority of TB)
If TA is cfs and TB is rt, Why util=50% is now a problem for TA ?

>
> To a certain extend I see this problem similar to the rt/dl/irq pressure
> in defining cpu_capacity, isn't it?
>
> Maybe we can make use of (cpu_capacity_orig - cpu_capacity) to factor
> in a util_min compensation for CFS tasks?
>
> --
> #include <best/regards.h>
>
> Patrick Bellasi

  reply	other threads:[~2018-08-13 14:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 82+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-08-06 16:39 [PATCH v3 00/14] Add utilization clamping support Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 01/14] sched/core: uclamp: extend sched_setattr to support utilization clamping Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:50   ` Randy Dunlap
2018-08-09  8:39     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-09 15:20       ` Randy Dunlap
2018-08-07  9:59   ` Juri Lelli
2018-08-13 12:14     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-13 12:27       ` Juri Lelli
2018-08-07 12:35   ` Juri Lelli
2018-08-09  9:14     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-09  9:50       ` Juri Lelli
2018-08-09 15:23         ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-10  7:50           ` Juri Lelli
2018-08-17 10:34           ` Quentin Perret
2018-08-17 10:57             ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-17 11:14               ` Quentin Perret
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 02/14] sched/core: uclamp: map TASK's clamp values into CPU's clamp groups Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-14 11:25   ` Pavan Kondeti
2018-08-14 15:21     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 03/14] sched/core: uclamp: add CPU's clamp groups accounting Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-14 15:44   ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-14 16:49     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-15  9:37       ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-15 10:54         ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-15 10:59           ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-16 13:32             ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-16 13:37               ` Quentin Perret
2018-08-16 13:45                 ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-16 14:21                   ` Quentin Perret
2018-08-16 15:00                     ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-17 11:04   ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 04/14] sched/core: uclamp: update CPU's refcount on clamp changes Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-15 15:02   ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-16 13:22     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 05/14] sched/cpufreq: uclamp: add utilization clamping for FAIR tasks Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-08 13:18   ` Vincent Guittot
2018-08-09 15:30     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-15 15:30   ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-16 13:53     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 06/14] sched/cpufreq: uclamp: add utilization clamping for RT tasks Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-07 13:26   ` Juri Lelli
2018-08-09 15:34     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-09 16:03       ` Vincent Guittot
2018-08-13 10:12         ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-13 10:50           ` Juri Lelli
2018-08-13 12:07           ` Vincent Guittot
2018-08-13 12:09             ` Vincent Guittot
2018-08-13 12:49             ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-13 14:06               ` Vincent Guittot [this message]
2018-08-13 15:01                 ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-16 10:34                   ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-16 13:40                     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-07 13:54   ` Quentin Perret
2018-08-09 15:41     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-09 15:55       ` Quentin Perret
2018-08-13 10:17         ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 07/14] sched/core: uclamp: enforce last task UCLAMP_MAX Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-16 15:43   ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-16 16:47     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-16 17:10       ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-16 17:27         ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-16 17:20   ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 08/14] sched/core: uclamp: extend cpu's cgroup controller Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-17 12:21   ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-17 14:24     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 09/14] sched/core: uclamp: propagate parent clamps Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-16  9:09   ` Pavan Kondeti
2018-08-16 14:07     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-17 13:43   ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-17 14:45     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-17 15:50       ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-20 10:01         ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-20 12:28           ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 10/14] sched/core: uclamp: map TG's clamp values into CPU's clamp groups Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 11/14] sched/core: uclamp: use TG's clamps to restrict Task's clamps Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 12/14] sched/core: uclamp: add system default clamps Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-16  9:13   ` Pavan Kondeti
2018-08-16 14:37     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-20 10:18   ` Dietmar Eggemann
2018-08-20 12:27     ` Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 13/14] sched/core: uclamp: update CPU's refcount on TG's clamp changes Patrick Bellasi
2018-08-06 16:39 ` [PATCH v3 14/14] sched/core: uclamp: use percentage clamp values Patrick Bellasi

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