[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/preemption: Allow preemption between submission ports

Chris Wilson chris at chris-wilson.co.uk
Fri Feb 23 13:35:22 UTC 2018


Quoting Chris Wilson (2018-02-22 14:11:54)
> Sometimes we need to boost the priority of an in-flight request, which
> may lead to the situation where the second submission port then contains
> a higher priority context than the first and so we need to inject a
> preemption event. To do so we must always check inside
> execlists_dequeue() whether there is a priority inversion between the
> ports themselves as well as the head of the priority sorted queue, and we
> cannot just skip dequeuing if the queue is empty.

Michał noted this doesn't extend past 2-port submission as simply as I
thought it might. Nevertheless it does solve the problem we have today
of priority inversion within ELSP[2]. Extending the submission model as
a whole to more ports is left as an exercise to the reader. :|
-Chris

> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
> Cc: Michał Winiarski <michal.winiarski at intel.com>
> Cc: Michel Thierry <michel.thierry at intel.com>
> Cc: Mika Kuoppala <mika.kuoppala at linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c      |   2 +
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c |  17 +--
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c            | 161 ++++++++++++++++------------
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h     |   5 +
>  4 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
> index c31544406974..ce7fcf55ba18 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
> @@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ static void intel_engine_init_execlist(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>         BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(execlists_num_ports(execlists));
>         GEM_BUG_ON(execlists_num_ports(execlists) > EXECLIST_MAX_PORTS);
>  
> +       execlists->queue_priority = INT_MIN;
>         execlists->queue = RB_ROOT;
>         execlists->first = NULL;
>  }
> @@ -1903,6 +1904,7 @@ void intel_engine_dump(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
>         spin_lock_irq(&engine->timeline->lock);
>         list_for_each_entry(rq, &engine->timeline->requests, link)
>                 print_request(m, rq, "        E ");
> +       drm_printf(m, "        Queue priority: %d\n", execlists->queue_priority);
>         for (rb = execlists->first; rb; rb = rb_next(rb)) {
>                 struct i915_priolist *p =
>                         rb_entry(rb, typeof(*p), node);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
> index 649113c7a3c2..586dde579903 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
> @@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
>   *
>   */
>  
> +static inline struct i915_priolist *to_priolist(struct rb_node *rb)
> +{
> +       return rb_entry(rb, struct i915_priolist, node);
> +}
> +
>  static inline bool is_high_priority(struct intel_guc_client *client)
>  {
>         return (client->priority == GUC_CLIENT_PRIORITY_KMD_HIGH ||
> @@ -682,15 +687,12 @@ static void guc_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>         rb = execlists->first;
>         GEM_BUG_ON(rb_first(&execlists->queue) != rb);
>  
> -       if (!rb)
> -               goto unlock;
> -
>         if (port_isset(port)) {
>                 if (engine->i915->preempt_context) {
>                         struct guc_preempt_work *preempt_work =
>                                 &engine->i915->guc.preempt_work[engine->id];
>  
> -                       if (rb_entry(rb, struct i915_priolist, node)->priority >
> +                       if (execlists->queue_priority >
>                             max(port_request(port)->priotree.priority, 0)) {
>                                 execlists_set_active(execlists,
>                                                      EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_PREEMPT);
> @@ -706,8 +708,8 @@ static void guc_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>         }
>         GEM_BUG_ON(port_isset(port));
>  
> -       do {
> -               struct i915_priolist *p = rb_entry(rb, typeof(*p), node);
> +       while (rb) {
> +               struct i915_priolist *p = to_priolist(rb);
>                 struct i915_request *rq, *rn;
>  
>                 list_for_each_entry_safe(rq, rn, &p->requests, priotree.link) {
> @@ -736,8 +738,9 @@ static void guc_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>                 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->requests);
>                 if (p->priority != I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL)
>                         kmem_cache_free(engine->i915->priorities, p);
> -       } while (rb);
> +       }
>  done:
> +       execlists->queue_priority = rb ? to_priolist(rb)->priority : INT_MIN;
>         execlists->first = rb;
>         if (submit) {
>                 port_assign(port, last);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
> index e781c912f197..8a98da7a5c83 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
> @@ -169,6 +169,23 @@ static void execlists_init_reg_state(u32 *reg_state,
>                                      struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
>                                      struct intel_ring *ring);
>  
> +static inline struct i915_priolist *to_priolist(struct rb_node *rb)
> +{
> +       return rb_entry(rb, struct i915_priolist, node);
> +}
> +
> +static inline int rq_prio(const struct i915_request *rq)
> +{
> +       return rq->priotree.priority;
> +}
> +
> +static inline bool need_preempt(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
> +                                const struct i915_request *last,
> +                                int prio)
> +{
> +       return engine->i915->preempt_context && prio > max(rq_prio(last), 0);
> +}
> +
>  /**
>   * intel_lr_context_descriptor_update() - calculate & cache the descriptor
>   *                                       descriptor for a pinned context
> @@ -224,7 +241,7 @@ lookup_priolist(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
>         parent = &execlists->queue.rb_node;
>         while (*parent) {
>                 rb = *parent;
> -               p = rb_entry(rb, typeof(*p), node);
> +               p = to_priolist(rb);
>                 if (prio > p->priority) {
>                         parent = &rb->rb_left;
>                 } else if (prio < p->priority) {
> @@ -264,7 +281,7 @@ lookup_priolist(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
>         if (first)
>                 execlists->first = &p->node;
>  
> -       return ptr_pack_bits(p, first, 1);
> +       return p;
>  }
>  
>  static void unwind_wa_tail(struct i915_request *rq)
> @@ -290,14 +307,10 @@ static void __unwind_incomplete_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>                 __i915_request_unsubmit(rq);
>                 unwind_wa_tail(rq);
>  
> -               GEM_BUG_ON(rq->priotree.priority == I915_PRIORITY_INVALID);
> -               if (rq->priotree.priority != last_prio) {
> -                       p = lookup_priolist(engine,
> -                                           &rq->priotree,
> -                                           rq->priotree.priority);
> -                       p = ptr_mask_bits(p, 1);
> -
> -                       last_prio = rq->priotree.priority;
> +               GEM_BUG_ON(rq_prio(rq) == I915_PRIORITY_INVALID);
> +               if (rq_prio(rq) != last_prio) {
> +                       last_prio = rq_prio(rq);
> +                       p = lookup_priolist(engine, &rq->priotree, last_prio);
>                 }
>  
>                 list_add(&rq->priotree.link, &p->requests);
> @@ -397,10 +410,11 @@ static void execlists_submit_ports(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>                         desc = execlists_update_context(rq);
>                         GEM_DEBUG_EXEC(port[n].context_id = upper_32_bits(desc));
>  
> -                       GEM_TRACE("%s in[%d]:  ctx=%d.%d, seqno=%x\n",
> +                       GEM_TRACE("%s in[%d]:  ctx=%d.%d, seqno=%x, prio=%d\n",
>                                   engine->name, n,
>                                   port[n].context_id, count,
> -                                 rq->global_seqno);
> +                                 rq->global_seqno,
> +                                 rq_prio(rq));
>                 } else {
>                         GEM_BUG_ON(!n);
>                         desc = 0;
> @@ -453,12 +467,17 @@ static void inject_preempt_context(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>                    _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(CTX_CTRL_ENGINE_CTX_RESTORE_INHIBIT |
>                                       CTX_CTRL_ENGINE_CTX_SAVE_INHIBIT));
>  
> +       /*
> +        * Switch to our empty preempt context so
> +        * the state of the GPU is known (idle).
> +        */
>         GEM_TRACE("%s\n", engine->name);
>         for (n = execlists_num_ports(&engine->execlists); --n; )
>                 elsp_write(0, engine->execlists.elsp);
>  
>         elsp_write(ce->lrc_desc, engine->execlists.elsp);
>         execlists_clear_active(&engine->execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_HWACK);
> +       execlists_set_active(&engine->execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_PREEMPT);
>  }
>  
>  static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
> @@ -495,8 +514,6 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>         spin_lock_irq(&engine->timeline->lock);
>         rb = execlists->first;
>         GEM_BUG_ON(rb_first(&execlists->queue) != rb);
> -       if (!rb)
> -               goto unlock;
>  
>         if (last) {
>                 /*
> @@ -519,54 +536,48 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>                 if (!execlists_is_active(execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_HWACK))
>                         goto unlock;
>  
> -               if (engine->i915->preempt_context &&
> -                   rb_entry(rb, struct i915_priolist, node)->priority >
> -                   max(last->priotree.priority, 0)) {
> -                       /*
> -                        * Switch to our empty preempt context so
> -                        * the state of the GPU is known (idle).
> -                        */
> +               if (need_preempt(engine, last, execlists->queue_priority)) {
>                         inject_preempt_context(engine);
> -                       execlists_set_active(execlists,
> -                                            EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_PREEMPT);
>                         goto unlock;
> -               } else {
> -                       /*
> -                        * In theory, we could coalesce more requests onto
> -                        * the second port (the first port is active, with
> -                        * no preemptions pending). However, that means we
> -                        * then have to deal with the possible lite-restore
> -                        * of the second port (as we submit the ELSP, there
> -                        * may be a context-switch) but also we may complete
> -                        * the resubmission before the context-switch. Ergo,
> -                        * coalescing onto the second port will cause a
> -                        * preemption event, but we cannot predict whether
> -                        * that will affect port[0] or port[1].
> -                        *
> -                        * If the second port is already active, we can wait
> -                        * until the next context-switch before contemplating
> -                        * new requests. The GPU will be busy and we should be
> -                        * able to resubmit the new ELSP before it idles,
> -                        * avoiding pipeline bubbles (momentary pauses where
> -                        * the driver is unable to keep up the supply of new
> -                        * work).
> -                        */
> -                       if (port_count(&port[1]))
> -                               goto unlock;
> -
> -                       /* WaIdleLiteRestore:bdw,skl
> -                        * Apply the wa NOOPs to prevent
> -                        * ring:HEAD == rq:TAIL as we resubmit the
> -                        * request. See gen8_emit_breadcrumb() for
> -                        * where we prepare the padding after the
> -                        * end of the request.
> -                        */
> -                       last->tail = last->wa_tail;
>                 }
> +
> +               /*
> +                * In theory, we could coalesce more requests onto
> +                * the second port (the first port is active, with
> +                * no preemptions pending). However, that means we
> +                * then have to deal with the possible lite-restore
> +                * of the second port (as we submit the ELSP, there
> +                * may be a context-switch) but also we may complete
> +                * the resubmission before the context-switch. Ergo,
> +                * coalescing onto the second port will cause a
> +                * preemption event, but we cannot predict whether
> +                * that will affect port[0] or port[1].
> +                *
> +                * If the second port is already active, we can wait
> +                * until the next context-switch before contemplating
> +                * new requests. The GPU will be busy and we should be
> +                * able to resubmit the new ELSP before it idles,
> +                * avoiding pipeline bubbles (momentary pauses where
> +                * the driver is unable to keep up the supply of new
> +                * work). However, we have to double check that the
> +                * priorities of the ports haven't been switch.
> +                */
> +               if (port_count(&port[1]))
> +                       goto unlock;
> +
> +               /*
> +                * WaIdleLiteRestore:bdw,skl
> +                * Apply the wa NOOPs to prevent
> +                * ring:HEAD == rq:TAIL as we resubmit the
> +                * request. See gen8_emit_breadcrumb() for
> +                * where we prepare the padding after the
> +                * end of the request.
> +                */
> +               last->tail = last->wa_tail;
>         }
>  
> -       do {
> -               struct i915_priolist *p = rb_entry(rb, typeof(*p), node);
> +       while (rb) {
> +               struct i915_priolist *p = to_priolist(rb);
>                 struct i915_request *rq, *rn;
>  
>                 list_for_each_entry_safe(rq, rn, &p->requests, priotree.link) {
> @@ -628,8 +639,9 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>                 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->requests);
>                 if (p->priority != I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL)
>                         kmem_cache_free(engine->i915->priorities, p);
> -       } while (rb);
> +       }
>  done:
> +       execlists->queue_priority = rb ? to_priolist(rb)->priority : INT_MIN;
>         execlists->first = rb;
>         if (submit)
>                 port_assign(port, last);
> @@ -690,7 +702,7 @@ static void execlists_cancel_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>         /* Flush the queued requests to the timeline list (for retiring). */
>         rb = execlists->first;
>         while (rb) {
> -               struct i915_priolist *p = rb_entry(rb, typeof(*p), node);
> +               struct i915_priolist *p = to_priolist(rb);
>  
>                 list_for_each_entry_safe(rq, rn, &p->requests, priotree.link) {
>                         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rq->priotree.link);
> @@ -708,7 +720,7 @@ static void execlists_cancel_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  
>         /* Remaining _unready_ requests will be nop'ed when submitted */
>  
> -
> +       execlists->queue_priority = INT_MIN;
>         execlists->queue = RB_ROOT;
>         execlists->first = NULL;
>         GEM_BUG_ON(port_isset(execlists->port));
> @@ -867,10 +879,11 @@ static void execlists_submission_tasklet(unsigned long data)
>                         GEM_DEBUG_BUG_ON(buf[2 * head + 1] != port->context_id);
>  
>                         rq = port_unpack(port, &count);
> -                       GEM_TRACE("%s out[0]: ctx=%d.%d, seqno=%x\n",
> +                       GEM_TRACE("%s out[0]: ctx=%d.%d, seqno=%x, prio=%d\n",
>                                   engine->name,
>                                   port->context_id, count,
> -                                 rq ? rq->global_seqno : 0);
> +                                 rq ? rq->global_seqno : 0,
> +                                 rq ? rq_prio(rq) : 0);
>                         GEM_BUG_ON(count == 0);
>                         if (--count == 0) {
>                                 GEM_BUG_ON(status & GEN8_CTX_STATUS_PREEMPTED);
> @@ -908,15 +921,19 @@ static void execlists_submission_tasklet(unsigned long data)
>                 intel_uncore_forcewake_put(dev_priv, execlists->fw_domains);
>  }
>  
> -static void insert_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
> -                          struct i915_priotree *pt,
> -                          int prio)
> +static void queue_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
> +                         struct i915_priotree *pt,
> +                         int prio)
>  {
> -       struct i915_priolist *p = lookup_priolist(engine, pt, prio);
> +       list_add_tail(&pt->link, &lookup_priolist(engine, pt, prio)->requests);
> +}
>  
> -       list_add_tail(&pt->link, &ptr_mask_bits(p, 1)->requests);
> -       if (ptr_unmask_bits(p, 1))
> +static void submit_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int prio)
> +{
> +       if (prio > engine->execlists.queue_priority) {
> +               engine->execlists.queue_priority = prio;
>                 tasklet_hi_schedule(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
> +       }
>  }
>  
>  static void execlists_submit_request(struct i915_request *request)
> @@ -927,7 +944,8 @@ static void execlists_submit_request(struct i915_request *request)
>         /* Will be called from irq-context when using foreign fences. */
>         spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->timeline->lock, flags);
>  
> -       insert_request(engine, &request->priotree, request->priotree.priority);
> +       queue_request(engine, &request->priotree, rq_prio(request));
> +       submit_queue(engine, rq_prio(request));
>  
>         GEM_BUG_ON(!engine->execlists.first);
>         GEM_BUG_ON(list_empty(&request->priotree.link));
> @@ -983,7 +1001,7 @@ static void execlists_schedule(struct i915_request *request, int prio)
>          * static void update_priorities(struct i915_priotree *pt, prio) {
>          *      list_for_each_entry(dep, &pt->signalers_list, signal_link)
>          *              update_priorities(dep->signal, prio)
> -        *      insert_request(pt);
> +        *      queue_request(pt);
>          * }
>          * but that may have unlimited recursion depth and so runs a very
>          * real risk of overunning the kernel stack. Instead, we build
> @@ -1046,8 +1064,9 @@ static void execlists_schedule(struct i915_request *request, int prio)
>                 pt->priority = prio;
>                 if (!list_empty(&pt->link)) {
>                         __list_del_entry(&pt->link);
> -                       insert_request(engine, pt, prio);
> +                       queue_request(engine, pt, prio);
>                 }
> +               submit_queue(engine, prio);
>         }
>  
>         spin_unlock_irq(&engine->timeline->lock);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
> index a9b83bf7e837..c4e9022b34e3 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
> @@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ struct intel_engine_execlists {
>          */
>         unsigned int port_mask;
>  
> +       /**
> +        * @queue_priority: Highest pending priority.
> +        */
> +       int queue_priority;
> +
>         /**
>          * @queue: queue of requests, in priority lists
>          */
> -- 
> 2.16.1
> 


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