[igt-dev] [PATCH igt v2] igt/perf_pmu: Use a self-correcting busy pwm

Chris Wilson chris at chris-wilson.co.uk
Wed Feb 21 10:48:44 UTC 2018


Quoting Tvrtko Ursulin (2018-02-21 10:39:29)
> 
> On 20/02/2018 13:50, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > Convert the busy pwm from using a single calibration pass with a fixed
> > target into a self-correcting pwm that tries to adjust how long to sleep
> > on each pwm in order to converge at the target busy %%.
> > 
> > Being self-correcting, it should fare better against the more variable
> > systems CI presents.
> > 
> > v2: Be fair and equally strict for low/high busy %%
> > 
> > Bugzilla: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105157
> > Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
> > Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
> > ---
> >   tests/perf_pmu.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------------
> >   1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/tests/perf_pmu.c b/tests/perf_pmu.c
> > index 7fab73e2..0beb9197 100644
> > --- a/tests/perf_pmu.c
> > +++ b/tests/perf_pmu.c
> > @@ -1422,9 +1422,10 @@ accuracy(int gem_fd, const struct intel_execution_engine2 *e,
> >                               busy_us / 100) / target_busy_pct;
> >       unsigned long pwm_calibration_us;
> >       unsigned long test_us;
> > -     double busy_r;
> > +     double busy_r, expected;
> >       uint64_t val[2];
> >       uint64_t ts[2];
> > +     int link[2];
> >       int fd;
> >   
> >       /* Sampling platforms cannot reach the high accuracy criteria. */
> > @@ -1450,14 +1451,16 @@ accuracy(int gem_fd, const struct intel_execution_engine2 *e,
> >       assert_within_epsilon((double)busy_us / (busy_us + idle_us),
> >                               (double)target_busy_pct / 100.0, tolerance);
> >   
> > +     igt_assert(pipe(link) == 0);
> > +
> >       /* Emit PWM pattern on the engine from a child. */
> >       igt_fork(child, 1) {
> >               struct sched_param rt = { .sched_priority = 99 };
> > -             const unsigned long timeout[] = { pwm_calibration_us * 1000,
> > -                                               test_us * 2 * 1000 };
> > -             unsigned long sleep_busy = busy_us;
> > -             unsigned long sleep_idle = idle_us;
> > +             const unsigned long timeout[] = {
> > +                     pwm_calibration_us * 1000, test_us * 2 * 1000
> > +             };
> >               struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 obj = {};
> > +             uint64_t busy_ns = 0, idle_ns = 0;
> 
> You deliberately moved this one level up? I find it confusing that the 
> log message below logs accumulated time from both passes now.

Yes. It continues on from the calibration pass metrics for its baseline.

> >               igt_spin_t *spin;
> >               int ret;
> >   
> > @@ -1478,76 +1481,59 @@ accuracy(int gem_fd, const struct intel_execution_engine2 *e,
> >   
> >               /* 1st pass is calibration, second pass is the test. */
> >               for (int pass = 0; pass < ARRAY_SIZE(timeout); pass++) {
> > -                     unsigned long busy_ns = 0, idle_ns = 0;
> >                       struct timespec test_start = { };
> > -                     unsigned long loops = 0;
> > -                     double err_busy, err_idle;
> >   
> >                       igt_nsec_elapsed(&test_start);
> >                       do {
> >                               struct timespec t_busy = { };
> > +                             unsigned int target;
> 
> target_idle_us ?

Ok.

> >   
> >                               igt_nsec_elapsed(&t_busy);
> >   
> >                               /* Restart the spinbatch. */
> >                               __rearm_spin_batch(spin);
> >                               __submit_spin_batch(gem_fd, &obj, e);
> > -                             measured_usleep(sleep_busy);
> > +                             measured_usleep(busy_us);
> >                               igt_spin_batch_end(spin);
> >                               gem_sync(gem_fd, obj.handle);
> >   
> >                               busy_ns += igt_nsec_elapsed(&t_busy);
> >   
> > -                             idle_ns += measured_usleep(sleep_idle);
> > -
> > -                             loops++;
> > +                             target = (100 * busy_ns / target_busy_pct - (busy_ns + idle_ns)) / 1000;
> > +                             idle_ns += measured_usleep(target);
> >                       } while (igt_nsec_elapsed(&test_start) < timeout[pass]);
> >   
> > -                     busy_ns = div_round_up(busy_ns, loops);
> > -                     idle_ns = div_round_up(idle_ns, loops);
> > -
> > -                     err_busy = __error(busy_ns / 1000, busy_us);
> > -                     err_idle = __error(idle_ns / 1000, idle_us);
> > -
> > -                     igt_info("%u: busy %lu/%lu %.2f%%, idle %lu/%lu %.2f%%\n",
> > -                              pass,
> > -                              busy_ns / 1000, busy_us, err_busy,
> > -                              idle_ns / 1000, idle_us, err_idle);
> > -
> > -                     if (pass == 0) {
> > -                             sleep_busy = (double)busy_us -
> > -                                          (double)busy_us * err_busy / 100.0;
> > -                             sleep_idle = (double)idle_us -
> > -                                          (double)idle_us * err_idle / 100.0;
> > -                             igt_info("calibrated sleeps ratio %.2f%% (%lu/%lu)\n",
> > -                                      (double)sleep_busy /
> > -                                      (sleep_busy + sleep_idle) * 100.0,
> > -                                      sleep_busy, sleep_idle);
> > -                     }
> > +                     expected = (double)busy_ns / (busy_ns + idle_ns);
> > +                     igt_info("%u: busy %luus, idle %luus: %.2f%% (target: %lu%%)\n",
> > +                              pass, busy_ns / 1000, idle_ns / 1000,
> > +                              100 * expected, target_busy_pct);
> > +                     write(link[1], &expected, sizeof(expected));
> >               }
> >   
> >               igt_spin_batch_free(gem_fd, spin);
> >       }
> >   
> >       /* Let the child run. */
> > -     usleep(pwm_calibration_us * 2);
> > +     close(link[1]);
> > +     read(link[0], &expected, sizeof(expected));
> 
> I like this. :)

Can't think who gave me the eureka moment. ;)

> >       /* Collect engine busyness for an interesting part of child runtime. */
> >       fd = open_pmu(I915_PMU_ENGINE_BUSY(e->class, e->instance));
> >       val[0] = __pmu_read_single(fd, &ts[0]);
> > -     usleep(test_us / 2);
> > +     read(link[0], &expected, sizeof(expected));
> >       val[1] = __pmu_read_single(fd, &ts[1]);
> >       close(fd);
> > +     close(link[0]);
> >   
> >       igt_waitchildren();
> >   
> >       busy_r = (double)(val[1] - val[0]) / (ts[1] - ts[0]);
> >   
> > -     igt_info("error=%.2f%% (%.2f%% vs %lu%%)\n",
> > -              __error(busy_r, target_busy_pct / 100.0),
> > -              busy_r * 100.0, target_busy_pct);
> > +     igt_info("error=%.2f%% (%.2f%% vs %.2f%%)\n",
> > +              __error(busy_r, expected), 100 * busy_r, 100 * expected);
> >   
> > -     assert_within_epsilon(busy_r, (double)target_busy_pct / 100.0, 0.15);
> > +     assert_within_epsilon(busy_r, expected, 0.15);
> > +     assert_within_epsilon(1 - busy_r, 1 - expected, 0.15);
> 
> Hm I don't quite understand how this is increasing fairness since the 
> first assert is the same (ignoring self-correcting bit).

Fairness, being equally strict for 2% and 98% targets? I haven't tried
it on paper, just the results seemed to show higher skew for 2%.
 
> What I was thinking about a few times is to switch to absolute 
> tolerance. Just say +/- 2% on the percentage, instead of +/- 15% 
> relative to the percentage.

I agree.
 
> But in general I like these improvements. With a clearer variable name 
> and not logging accumulated time between passes:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tvrtko
> 
> P.S.
> Pity GLK results were not in.

Or the kasan runs... They (ivb in particular fares badly) are next on
the hit list.
-Chris


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