[igt-dev] [PATCH i-g-t 1/1] i915/gem_scheduler: Ensure submission order in manycontexts

[Matthew Brost]

On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 04:54:08PM -0700, John Harrison wrote:
> On 7/27/2021 11:20, Matthew Brost wrote:
> > With GuC submission contexts can get reordered (compared to submission
> > order), if contexts get reordered the sequential nature of the batches
> > releasing the next batch's semaphore in function timesliceN() get broken
> > resulting in the test taking much longer than if should. e.g. Every
> > contexts needs to be timesliced to release the next batch. Corking the
> > first submission until all the batches have been submitted should ensure
> > submission order.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost at intel.com>
> > ---
> >   tests/i915/gem_exec_schedule.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
> >   1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/tests/i915/gem_exec_schedule.c b/tests/i915/gem_exec_schedule.c
> > index f03842478..41f2591a5 100644
> > --- a/tests/i915/gem_exec_schedule.c
> > +++ b/tests/i915/gem_exec_schedule.c
> > @@ -597,12 +597,13 @@ static void timesliceN(int i915, const intel_ctx_cfg_t *cfg,
> >   	struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 execbuf  = {
> >   		.buffers_ptr = to_user_pointer(&obj),
> >   		.buffer_count = 1,
> > -		.flags = engine | I915_EXEC_FENCE_OUT,
> > +		.flags = engine | I915_EXEC_FENCE_OUT | I915_EXEC_FENCE_SUBMIT,
> >   	};
> >   	uint32_t *result =
> >   		gem_mmap__device_coherent(i915, obj.handle, 0, sz, PROT_READ);
> >   	const intel_ctx_t *ctx;
> >   	int fence[count];
> > +	IGT_CORK_FENCE(cork);
> >   	/*
> >   	 * Create a pair of interlocking batches, that ping pong
> > @@ -614,6 +615,17 @@ static void timesliceN(int i915, const intel_ctx_cfg_t *cfg,
> >   	igt_require(gem_scheduler_has_timeslicing(i915));
> >   	igt_require(intel_gen(intel_get_drm_devid(i915)) >= 8);
> > +	/*
> > +	 * With GuC submission contexts can get reordered (compared to
> > +	 * submission order), if contexts get reordered the sequential
> > +	 * nature of the batches releasing the next batch's semaphore gets
> > +	 * broken resulting in the test taking much longer than it should (e.g.
> > +	 * every context needs to be timesliced to release the next batch).
> > +	 * Corking the first submission until all batches have been
> > +	 * submitted should ensure submission order.
> > +	 */
> > +	execbuf.rsvd2 = igt_cork_plug(&cork, i915);
> > +
> >   	/* No coupling between requests; free to timeslice */
> >   	for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
> > @@ -624,8 +636,10 @@ static void timesliceN(int i915, const intel_ctx_cfg_t *cfg,
> >   		intel_ctx_destroy(i915, ctx);
> >   		fence[i] = execbuf.rsvd2 >> 32;
> > +		execbuf.rsvd2 >>= 32;
> This means you are passing fence_out[A] as fenc_in[B]? I.e. this patch is
> also changing the behaviour to make each batch dependent upon the previous

This is a submission fence, it just ensures they get submitted in order.
Corking the first request + the fence, ensures all the requests get
submitted basically at the same time compared to execbuf IOCTL time
without it.

> one. That change is not mentioned in the new comment. It is also the exact

Yea, I could explain this better. Will fix.

Matt

> opposite of the comment immediately above the loop - 'No coupling between
> requests'.
> 
> John.
> 
> 
> >   	}
> > +	igt_cork_unplug(&cork);
> >   	gem_sync(i915, obj.handle);
> >   	gem_close(i915, obj.handle);
>