[Intel-gfx] [RFC 3/3] drm/i915: Watchdog timeout: DRM kernel interface to set the timeout

Chris Wilson chris at chris-wilson.co.uk
Thu Feb 23 21:14:54 UTC 2017


On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 11:44:19AM -0800, Michel Thierry wrote:
> Final enablement patch for GPU hang detection using watchdog timeout.
> Using the gem_context_setparam ioctl, users can specify the desired
> timeout value in milliseconds, and the driver will do the conversion to
> 'timestamps'.
> 
> The _recommended_ default watchdog threshold for video engines is 60 ms,
> since this has been _empirically determined_ to be a good compromise for
> low-latency requirements and low rate of false positives. The default
> register value is ~106ms and the theoretical max value (all 1s) is
> 353 seconds.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tomas Elf <tomas.elf at intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Arun Siluvery <arun.siluvery at linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Michel Thierry <michel.thierry at intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c    | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h    |  3 ++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c |  8 +-----
>  include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h                |  1 +
>  4 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
> index 99c46f4dbde6..c3748878e64c 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
> @@ -440,6 +440,32 @@ i915_gem_context_create_gvt(struct drm_device *dev)
>  	return ctx;
>  }
>  
> +void i915_context_watchdog_setup(struct i915_gem_context *ctx, u32 value_in_ms)
Ahem.

> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * Based on time out value (ms) calculate
> +	 * timer count thresholds needed based on core frequency.
> +	 */
> +#define TIMER_MILLISECOND 1000
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Timestamp timer resolution = 0.080 uSec,
> +	 * or 12500000 counts per second
> +	 */
> +#define TIMESTAMP_CNTS_PER_SEC_80NS 12500000
> +
> +	ctx->watchdog_threshold =
> +		((value_in_ms) *
> +		 ((TIMESTAMP_CNTS_PER_SEC_80NS) / (TIMER_MILLISECOND)));

Rescale to ns (u64 math), check for overflows before assigning to u32.

> +	/*
> +	 * watchdog register must never be programmed to zero. This would
> +	 * cause the watchdog counter to exceed and not allow the engine to
> +	 * go into IDLE state
> +	 */
> +	GEM_BUG_ON(ctx->watchdog_threshold == 0);

This throws a bug when the user tries to disable the watchdog
afterwards. [ctx->watchdog_threshold = 0 => disable watchdog around this
context, default].

> +}
> +
>  int i915_gem_context_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
>  {
>  	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
> @@ -1056,6 +1082,7 @@ int i915_gem_context_getparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
>  	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv = file->driver_priv;
>  	struct drm_i915_gem_context_param *args = data;
>  	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
> +	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
>  	int ret;
>  
>  	ret = i915_mutex_lock_interruptible(dev);
> @@ -1090,6 +1117,15 @@ int i915_gem_context_getparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
>  	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_BANNABLE:
>  		args->value = i915_gem_context_is_bannable(ctx);
>  		break;
> +	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_WATCHDOG:
> +		engine = to_i915(dev)->engine[VCS];
> +		if (!engine->emit_start_watchdog)
> +			ret = -EINVAL;
> +		else if (args->value)
> +			ret = -EINVAL;
> +		else
> +			args->value = ctx->watchdog_threshold;

Just 
	args->value = watchdog_to_ns(ctx->watchdog_threshold);
will be 0 where unset. On setting we complain if not supported.

Do we really want the user API to be in clock ticks rather than say ns?
I think we want ns, and don't forget to include that information in the
error state. Do we want to capture error state? Do we want this to
contribute to banning?

> +		break;
>  	default:
>  		ret = -EINVAL;
>  		break;
> @@ -1105,6 +1141,7 @@ int i915_gem_context_setparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
>  	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv = file->driver_priv;
>  	struct drm_i915_gem_context_param *args = data;
>  	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
> +	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
>  	int ret;
>  
>  	ret = i915_mutex_lock_interruptible(dev);
> @@ -1147,6 +1184,15 @@ int i915_gem_context_setparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
>  		else
>  			i915_gem_context_clear_bannable(ctx);
>  		break;
> +	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_WATCHDOG:
> +		engine = to_i915(dev)->engine[VCS];
> +		if (!engine->emit_start_watchdog)
> +			ret = -EINVAL;

ret = -ENODEV;

> +		else if (!args->value)
> +			ret = -EINVAL;
> +		else
> +			i915_context_watchdog_setup(ctx, args->value);

I'm pushing for ns. And this should be
i915_gem_context_set_watchdog(ctx, args->value);

> +		break;
>  	default:
>  		ret = -EINVAL;
>  		break;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h
> index 0ac750b90f3d..133ed7b413aa 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h
> @@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ struct i915_gem_context {
>  	/** ban_score: Accumulated score of all hangs caused by this context. */
>  	int ban_score;
>  
> +	/** watchdog_threshold: hw watchdog threshold value, in clock counts */
> +	u32 watchdog_threshold;
> +
>  	/** remap_slice: Bitmask of cache lines that need remapping */
>  	u8 remap_slice;
>  };
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
> index 348d81c40e81..26c50a6d6158 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
> @@ -1419,12 +1419,6 @@ execbuf_submit(struct i915_execbuffer_params *params,
>  	bool watchdog_running = false;
>  	int ret;
>  
> -	/*
> -	 * NB: Place-holder until watchdog timeout is enabled through DRM
> -	 * interface
> -	 */
> -	bool enable_watchdog = false;
> -
>  	ret = i915_gem_execbuffer_move_to_gpu(params->request, vmas);
>  	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
> @@ -1488,7 +1482,7 @@ execbuf_submit(struct i915_execbuffer_params *params,
>  	}
>  
>  	/* Start watchdog timer */
> -	if (enable_watchdog) {
> +	if (params->ctx->watchdog_threshold != 0) {
>  		if (!params->engine->emit_start_watchdog)
>  			return -EINVAL;

No. If we set a watchdog on a ctx, this then causes all use of BCS to
fail. We need saner API than that - either per-engine thresholds in the
ctx, or just document that the watchdog is only supported where
available by hw.
-Chris

-- 
Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre


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