[PATCH v2 7/7] drm/syncobj: Add a fast path to drm_syncobj_array_find
Tvrtko Ursulin
tvrtko.ursulin at igalia.com
Thu Mar 27 08:42:14 UTC 2025
Running the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark we can observe that the lookup helper
is relatively hot, but the 97% of the calls are for a single object. (~3%
for two points, and never more than three points. While a more trivial
workload like vkmark under Plasma is even more skewed to single point
lookups.)
Therefore lets add a fast path to bypass the kmalloc_array/kfree and use a
pre-allocated stack array for those cases.
Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at igalia.com>
Reviewed-by: Maíra Canal <mcanal at igalia.com>
---
v2:
* Added comments describing how the fast path arrays were sized.
* Make container freeing criteria clearer by using a boolean.
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
index b906d6acb4ef..d5b99bfea9a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ static void
syncobj_eventfd_entry_func(struct drm_syncobj *syncobj,
struct syncobj_eventfd_entry *entry);
+/*
+ * Empirically vast majority of ioctls pass in a single syncobj (96%) and never
+ * more than three points. Therefore implement a fast path with a small stack
+ * array to avoid going into the allocator sometimes several times per
+ * userspace rendered frame.
+ */
+#define DRM_SYNCOBJ_FAST_PATH_ENTRIES 4
+
/**
* drm_syncobj_find - lookup and reference a sync object.
* @file_private: drm file private pointer
@@ -1035,12 +1043,7 @@ static signed long drm_syncobj_array_wait_timeout(struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs,
uint32_t *idx,
ktime_t *deadline)
{
- /*
- * Empirically vast majority of calls here works with just a single
- * point (96%) and never more than three points. Therefore a small stack
- * array can cheaply avoid multiple per frame allocations.
- */
- struct syncobj_wait_entry stack_entries[4];
+ struct syncobj_wait_entry stack_entries[DRM_SYNCOBJ_FAST_PATH_ENTRIES];
struct syncobj_wait_entry *entries;
uint32_t signaled_count, i;
struct dma_fence *fence;
@@ -1228,6 +1231,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_timeout_abs_to_jiffies);
static int drm_syncobj_array_find(struct drm_file *file_private,
u32 __user *handles,
uint32_t count,
+ struct drm_syncobj **stack_syncobjs,
+ u32 stack_count,
struct drm_syncobj ***syncobjs_out)
{
struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs;
@@ -1237,9 +1242,13 @@ static int drm_syncobj_array_find(struct drm_file *file_private,
if (!access_ok(handles, count * sizeof(*handles)))
return -EFAULT;
- syncobjs = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*syncobjs), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!syncobjs)
- return -ENOMEM;
+ if (count > stack_count) {
+ syncobjs = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*syncobjs), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!syncobjs)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ } else {
+ syncobjs = stack_syncobjs;
+ }
for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
u32 handle;
@@ -1261,25 +1270,31 @@ static int drm_syncobj_array_find(struct drm_file *file_private,
err_put_syncobjs:
while (i-- > 0)
drm_syncobj_put(syncobjs[i]);
- kfree(syncobjs);
+
+ if (syncobjs != stack_syncobjs)
+ kfree(syncobjs);
return ret;
}
static void drm_syncobj_array_free(struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs,
- uint32_t count)
+ uint32_t count,
+ bool free_container)
{
uint32_t i;
for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
drm_syncobj_put(syncobjs[i]);
- kfree(syncobjs);
+
+ if (free_container)
+ kfree(syncobjs);
}
int
drm_syncobj_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct drm_file *file_private)
{
+ struct drm_syncobj *stack_syncobjs[DRM_SYNCOBJ_FAST_PATH_ENTRIES];
struct drm_syncobj_wait *args = data;
ktime_t deadline, *pdeadline = NULL;
u32 count = args->count_handles;
@@ -1305,6 +1320,8 @@ drm_syncobj_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
ret = drm_syncobj_array_find(file_private,
u64_to_user_ptr(args->handles),
count,
+ stack_syncobjs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(stack_syncobjs),
&syncobjs);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
@@ -1323,7 +1340,7 @@ drm_syncobj_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
&first,
pdeadline);
- drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, count);
+ drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, count, syncobjs != stack_syncobjs);
if (timeout < 0)
return timeout;
@@ -1337,6 +1354,7 @@ int
drm_syncobj_timeline_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct drm_file *file_private)
{
+ struct drm_syncobj *stack_syncobjs[DRM_SYNCOBJ_FAST_PATH_ENTRIES];
struct drm_syncobj_timeline_wait *args = data;
ktime_t deadline, *pdeadline = NULL;
u32 count = args->count_handles;
@@ -1363,6 +1381,8 @@ drm_syncobj_timeline_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
ret = drm_syncobj_array_find(file_private,
u64_to_user_ptr(args->handles),
count,
+ stack_syncobjs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(stack_syncobjs),
&syncobjs);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
@@ -1381,7 +1401,7 @@ drm_syncobj_timeline_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
&first,
pdeadline);
- drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, count);
+ drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, count, syncobjs != stack_syncobjs);
if (timeout < 0)
return timeout;
@@ -1498,6 +1518,7 @@ int
drm_syncobj_reset_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct drm_file *file_private)
{
+ struct drm_syncobj *stack_syncobjs[DRM_SYNCOBJ_FAST_PATH_ENTRIES];
struct drm_syncobj_array *args = data;
struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs;
uint32_t i;
@@ -1515,6 +1536,8 @@ drm_syncobj_reset_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
ret = drm_syncobj_array_find(file_private,
u64_to_user_ptr(args->handles),
args->count_handles,
+ stack_syncobjs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(stack_syncobjs),
&syncobjs);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
@@ -1522,7 +1545,8 @@ drm_syncobj_reset_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
for (i = 0; i < args->count_handles; i++)
drm_syncobj_replace_fence(syncobjs[i], NULL);
- drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, args->count_handles);
+ drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, args->count_handles,
+ syncobjs != stack_syncobjs);
return 0;
}
@@ -1531,6 +1555,7 @@ int
drm_syncobj_signal_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct drm_file *file_private)
{
+ struct drm_syncobj *stack_syncobjs[DRM_SYNCOBJ_FAST_PATH_ENTRIES];
struct drm_syncobj_array *args = data;
struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs;
uint32_t i;
@@ -1548,6 +1573,8 @@ drm_syncobj_signal_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
ret = drm_syncobj_array_find(file_private,
u64_to_user_ptr(args->handles),
args->count_handles,
+ stack_syncobjs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(stack_syncobjs),
&syncobjs);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
@@ -1558,7 +1585,8 @@ drm_syncobj_signal_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
break;
}
- drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, args->count_handles);
+ drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, args->count_handles,
+ syncobjs != stack_syncobjs);
return ret;
}
@@ -1567,6 +1595,7 @@ int
drm_syncobj_timeline_signal_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct drm_file *file_private)
{
+ struct drm_syncobj *stack_syncobjs[DRM_SYNCOBJ_FAST_PATH_ENTRIES];
struct drm_syncobj_timeline_array *args = data;
uint64_t __user *points = u64_to_user_ptr(args->points);
uint32_t i, j, count = args->count_handles;
@@ -1589,6 +1618,8 @@ drm_syncobj_timeline_signal_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
ret = drm_syncobj_array_find(file_private,
u64_to_user_ptr(args->handles),
count,
+ stack_syncobjs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(stack_syncobjs),
&syncobjs);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
@@ -1625,7 +1656,7 @@ drm_syncobj_timeline_signal_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
err_chains:
kfree(chains);
out:
- drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, count);
+ drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, count, syncobjs != stack_syncobjs);
return ret;
}
@@ -1633,6 +1664,7 @@ drm_syncobj_timeline_signal_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
int drm_syncobj_query_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct drm_file *file_private)
{
+ struct drm_syncobj *stack_syncobjs[DRM_SYNCOBJ_FAST_PATH_ENTRIES];
struct drm_syncobj_timeline_array *args = data;
struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs;
uint64_t __user *points = u64_to_user_ptr(args->points);
@@ -1654,6 +1686,8 @@ int drm_syncobj_query_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
ret = drm_syncobj_array_find(file_private,
u64_to_user_ptr(args->handles),
args->count_handles,
+ stack_syncobjs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(stack_syncobjs),
&syncobjs);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
@@ -1697,7 +1731,8 @@ int drm_syncobj_query_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
break;
}
}
- drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, args->count_handles);
+ drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, args->count_handles,
+ syncobjs != stack_syncobjs);
return ret;
}
--
2.48.0
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