[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 08/11] drm/i915/execlists: Force preemption via reset on timeout

[Jeff McGee]

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 12:50:41PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Install a timer when trying to preempt on behalf of an important
> context such that if the active context does not honour the preemption
> request within the desired timeout, then we reset the GPU to allow the
> important context to run.
> 
> (Open: should not the timer be started from receiving the high priority
> request...)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c        | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h |  8 +++++
>  2 files changed, 61 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
> index 50688fc889d9..6da816d23cb3 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
> @@ -533,6 +533,47 @@ static void inject_preempt_context(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  
>  	execlists_clear_active(execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_HWACK);
>  	execlists_set_active(execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_PREEMPT);
> +
> +	/* Set a timer to force preemption vs hostile userspace */
> +	if (execlists->queue_preempt_timeout) {
> +		GEM_TRACE("%s timeout=%uns\n",
> +			  engine->name, execlists->queue_preempt_timeout);
> +		hrtimer_start(&execlists->preempt_timer,
> +			      ktime_set(0, execlists->queue_preempt_timeout),
> +			      HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +static enum hrtimer_restart preempt_timeout(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
> +{
> +	struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists =
> +		container_of(hrtimer, typeof(*execlists), preempt_timer);
> +
> +	GEM_TRACE("%s\n",
> +		  container_of(execlists,
> +			       struct intel_engine_cs,
> +			       execlists)->name);
> +
> +	queue_work(system_highpri_wq, &execlists->preempt_reset);
> +	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
> +}
> +
> +static void preempt_reset(struct work_struct *work)
> +{
> +	struct intel_engine_cs *engine =
> +		container_of(work, typeof(*engine), execlists.preempt_reset);
> +
> +	GEM_TRACE("%s\n", engine->name);
> +
> +	tasklet_disable(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
> +
> +	engine->execlists.tasklet.func(engine->execlists.tasklet.data);
This seems redundant with the execlists_reset_prepare already doing a process_csb
at a later time to decide whether to execute or abort the reset. In your
previous proposal you suggested tasklet disable and kill here.

> +
> +	if (execlists_is_active(&engine->execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_PREEMPT))
> +		i915_handle_error(engine->i915, BIT(engine->id), 0,
> +				  "preemption timed out on %s", engine->name);
> +
> +	tasklet_enable(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
>  }
>  
>  static void complete_preempt_context(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
> @@ -542,6 +583,10 @@ static void complete_preempt_context(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
>  	execlists_cancel_port_requests(execlists);
>  	execlists_unwind_incomplete_requests(execlists);
>  
> +	/* If the timer already fired, complete the reset */
> +	if (hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&execlists->preempt_timer) < 0)
> +		return;
> +
>  	execlists_clear_active(execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_PREEMPT);
>  }
>  
> @@ -708,6 +753,7 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  			kmem_cache_free(engine->i915->priorities, p);
>  	}
>  done:
> +	execlists->queue_preempt_timeout = 0; /* preemption point passed */
>  	execlists->queue_priority = rb ? to_priolist(rb)->priority : INT_MIN;
>  	execlists->first = rb;
>  	if (submit)
> @@ -864,6 +910,7 @@ static void execlists_cancel_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  
>  	/* Remaining _unready_ requests will be nop'ed when submitted */
>  
> +	execlists->queue_preempt_timeout = 0;
>  	execlists->queue_priority = INT_MIN;
>  	execlists->queue = RB_ROOT;
>  	execlists->first = NULL;
> @@ -1080,6 +1127,7 @@ static void queue_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
>  static void __submit_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int prio)
>  {
>  		engine->execlists.queue_priority = prio;
> +		engine->execlists.queue_preempt_timeout = 0;
>  		tasklet_hi_schedule(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
>  }
>  
> @@ -2270,6 +2318,11 @@ logical_ring_setup(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  	tasklet_init(&engine->execlists.tasklet,
>  		     execlists_submission_tasklet, (unsigned long)engine);
>  
> +	INIT_WORK(&engine->execlists.preempt_reset, preempt_reset);
> +	hrtimer_init(&engine->execlists.preempt_timer,
> +		     CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> +	engine->execlists.preempt_timer.function = preempt_timeout;
> +
>  	logical_ring_default_vfuncs(engine);
>  	logical_ring_default_irqs(engine);
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
> index 4c71dcdc722b..7166f47c8489 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
> @@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ struct intel_engine_execlists {
>  	 */
>  	int queue_priority;
>  
> +	/**
> +	 * @queue_preempt_timeout: Timeout in ns before forcing preemption.
> +	 */
> +	unsigned int queue_preempt_timeout;
> +
>  	/**
>  	 * @queue: queue of requests, in priority lists
>  	 */
> @@ -313,6 +318,9 @@ struct intel_engine_execlists {
>  	 * @preempt_complete_status: expected CSB upon completing preemption
>  	 */
>  	u32 preempt_complete_status;
> +
> +	struct hrtimer preempt_timer;
> +	struct work_struct preempt_reset;
>  };
>  
>  #define INTEL_ENGINE_CS_MAX_NAME 8
> -- 
> 2.16.3
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