[PATCH 25/46] drm/i915/guc: Update debugfs for GuC multi-lrc

Matthew Brost matthew.brost at intel.com
Wed Aug 11 17:35:55 UTC 2021


On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 12:04:04PM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 05:29:46PM +0000, Matthew Brost wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 11:27:31AM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 11:23:39AM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Aug 09, 2021 at 07:13:11PM +0000, Matthew Brost wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 09, 2021 at 06:36:44PM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue, Aug 03, 2021 at 03:29:22PM -0700, Matthew Brost wrote:
> > > > > > > Display the workqueue status in debugfs for GuC contexts that are in
> > > > > > > parent-child relationship.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost at intel.com>
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > >  .../gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c | 56 +++++++++++++------
> > > > > > >  1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
> > > > > > > index 30df1c8db491..44a7582c9aed 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
> > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
> > > > > > > @@ -4527,31 +4527,53 @@ void intel_guc_submission_print_info(struct intel_guc *guc,
> > > > > > >  		gse_log_submission_info(guc->gse[i], p, i);
> > > > > > >  }
> > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > +static inline void guc_log_context(struct drm_printer *p,
> > > > > > > +				   struct intel_context *ce)
> > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > +	drm_printf(p, "GuC lrc descriptor %u:\n", ce->guc_id);
> > > > > > > +	drm_printf(p, "\tHW Context Desc: 0x%08x\n", ce->lrc.lrca);
> > > > > > > +	drm_printf(p, "\t\tLRC Head: Internal %u, Memory %u\n",
> > > > > > > +		   ce->ring->head,
> > > > > > > +		   ce->lrc_reg_state[CTX_RING_HEAD]);
> > > > > > > +	drm_printf(p, "\t\tLRC Tail: Internal %u, Memory %u\n",
> > > > > > > +		   ce->ring->tail,
> > > > > > > +		   ce->lrc_reg_state[CTX_RING_TAIL]);
> > > > > > > +	drm_printf(p, "\t\tContext Pin Count: %u\n",
> > > > > > > +		   atomic_read(&ce->pin_count));
> > > > > > > +	drm_printf(p, "\t\tGuC ID Ref Count: %u\n",
> > > > > > > +		   atomic_read(&ce->guc_id_ref));
> > > > > > > +	drm_printf(p, "\t\tNumber Requests Not Ready: %u\n",
> > > > > > > +		   atomic_read(&ce->guc_num_rq_not_ready));
> > > > > > > +	drm_printf(p, "\t\tSchedule State: 0x%x, 0x%x\n\n",
> > > > > > > +		   ce->guc_state.sched_state,
> > > > > > > +		   atomic_read(&ce->guc_sched_state_no_lock));
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > It's all debugfs, but I think proper locking even there is good. It at
> > > > > > least reduces the confusion when the locking scheme is largely
> > > > > > undocumented. Also given how much we have rcu for everything would be good
> > > > > > to double-check all pointer dererences are properly protected.
> > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > > Not sure if I 100% follow this but I don't think any of the pointers
> > > > > dref here are RCU protected. Certainly none of the GuC ones are.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Will double before the next respin though.
> > > > > 
> > > > > > > +}
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > >  void intel_guc_submission_print_context_info(struct intel_guc *guc,
> > > > > > >  					     struct drm_printer *p)
> > > > > > >  {
> > > > > > >  	struct intel_context *ce;
> > > > > > >  	unsigned long index;
> > > > > > >  	xa_for_each(&guc->context_lookup, index, ce) {
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > xa_for_each doesn't provide any guarantees, so doesn't protect against
> > > > > > concurrent removeal or anything like that. We need to do better than that.
> > > > > 
> > > > > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/include/linux/xarray.h#L498
> > > > > 'It is safe to modify the array during the iteration.'
> > > > 
> > > > The xarray. Not the thing you're dereferencing, because the xarray only
> > > > stores pointers, not your data structure. So yeah correct statement is
> > > > that it doesn't provide you any guarantees beyond "the iterator wont be
> > > > confused if the xarray itself is modified during iteration". Which isn't
> > > > what you need here, you need a lot more.
> > > 
> > > Or spelled out: The pointer you get could become immediately meaningless,
> > > before you can look at it, due to a concurrent removal/release. All the
> > > xa_for_each guarantees you is that on the next round you get the next
> > > pointer, until you got them all (plus/minus concurrent changes). But that
> > > next pointer could have become meaningless right away too.
> > > 
> > > So you need your own locking to make use of these pointers you got and
> > > make sure they're not immediately meaningless before your loop body even
> > > started.
> > > 
> > 
> > Ok, I think I see your point. Likely whenever we do a xa_for_each over
> > &guc->context_lookup we should just grab its lock as if it is in the
> > xarray we have reference to object looked up. Also everytime we use
> > xa_for_each on &guc->context_lookup it is a corner case we it is ok to
> > block anyone else from using this (e.g. during a reset, checking
> > debugfs, etc...). Does that sound correct?
> 
> Yup, generally the simplest is to just hold the lock for the
> list/xarray/whatever to keep the object alive. Next up in complexity is to
> grab a temporary reference. This is usually required if the next step is
> taking a mutex, and your lookup lock is a spinlock. Or if you have some
> other locking inversion.
> 
> And yes anywhere in debugfs, or anywhere else where performance doesn't
> matter just use proper locking, no tricks with rcu or lockless or
> whatever.
> 
> Finally a word on gpu reset: It is currently not annotated, but gpu reset
> is a dma_fence signalling critical section (if we fail to get through gpu
> reset dma_fence are potentially stuck). That means any lock you take in
> gpu reset is very encumbered, so needs an audit to make sure you're not
> creating an inversion anywhere. While I bring this up, I noticed you're
> using i915_sw_fence instead of dma_fence directly in a bunch of places in
> GuC code. We're kinda aiming to get rid of i915_sw_fence (and maybe move
> the remaining useful bits into drivers/dma-buf/), so using less of the
> i915-NIH-isms would be really good in general. There's unfortunately way
> too much of that too.

Yes, I'm aware of trying to get rid of the i915_sw_fence as a long term
goal. That is going to take quite a while to unwind.

Matt 

> -Daniel
> 
> > 
> > Matt
> > 
> > > One of the reasons why I think this is so important is that debugfs files
> > > nest a lot of loops fairly often, so are good cheat-sheet for the locking
> > > if it happens to be undocumented (which also shouldn't be the case). Ofc
> > > if there's no locking in debugfs, no cheat-sheet :-)
> > > 
> > > Cheers, Daniel
> > > 
> > > > -Daniel
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Matt
> > > > > 
> > > > > > -Daniel
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > -		drm_printf(p, "GuC lrc descriptor %u:\n", ce->guc_id);
> > > > > > > -		drm_printf(p, "\tHW Context Desc: 0x%08x\n", ce->lrc.lrca);
> > > > > > > -		drm_printf(p, "\t\tLRC Head: Internal %u, Memory %u\n",
> > > > > > > -			   ce->ring->head,
> > > > > > > -			   ce->lrc_reg_state[CTX_RING_HEAD]);
> > > > > > > -		drm_printf(p, "\t\tLRC Tail: Internal %u, Memory %u\n",
> > > > > > > -			   ce->ring->tail,
> > > > > > > -			   ce->lrc_reg_state[CTX_RING_TAIL]);
> > > > > > > -		drm_printf(p, "\t\tContext Pin Count: %u\n",
> > > > > > > -			   atomic_read(&ce->pin_count));
> > > > > > > -		drm_printf(p, "\t\tGuC ID Ref Count: %u\n",
> > > > > > > -			   atomic_read(&ce->guc_id_ref));
> > > > > > > -		drm_printf(p, "\t\tNumber Requests Not Ready: %u\n",
> > > > > > > -			   atomic_read(&ce->guc_num_rq_not_ready));
> > > > > > > -		drm_printf(p, "\t\tSchedule State: 0x%x, 0x%x\n\n",
> > > > > > > -			   ce->guc_state.sched_state,
> > > > > > > -			   atomic_read(&ce->guc_sched_state_no_lock));
> > > > > > > +		GEM_BUG_ON(intel_context_is_child(ce));
> > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > +		guc_log_context(p, ce);
> > > > > > >  		guc_log_context_priority(p, ce);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +		if (intel_context_is_parent(ce)) {
> > > > > > > +			struct guc_process_desc *desc = __get_process_desc(ce);
> > > > > > > +			struct intel_context *child;
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +			drm_printf(p, "\t\tWQI Head: %u\n",
> > > > > > > +				   READ_ONCE(desc->head));
> > > > > > > +			drm_printf(p, "\t\tWQI Tail: %u\n",
> > > > > > > +				   READ_ONCE(desc->tail));
> > > > > > > +			drm_printf(p, "\t\tWQI Status: %u\n\n",
> > > > > > > +				   READ_ONCE(desc->wq_status));
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +			for_each_child(ce, child)
> > > > > > > +				guc_log_context(p, child);
> > > > > > > +		}
> > > > > > >  	}
> > > > > > >  }
> > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > > 2.28.0
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > Daniel Vetter
> > > > > > Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
> > > > > > http://blog.ffwll.ch
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Daniel Vetter
> > > > Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
> > > > http://blog.ffwll.ch
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Daniel Vetter
> > > Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
> > > http://blog.ffwll.ch
> 
> -- 
> Daniel Vetter
> Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
> http://blog.ffwll.ch


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