[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 1/3] drm/i915/execlists: Lift process_csb() out of the irq-off spinlock

Mika Kuoppala mika.kuoppala at linux.intel.com
Fri Aug 16 11:38:17 UTC 2019


Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk> writes:

> If we only call process_csb() from the tasklet, though we lose the
> ability to bypass ksoftirqd interrupt processing on direct submission
> paths, we can push it out of the irq-off spinlock.
>
> The penalty is that we then allow schedule_out to be called concurrently
> with schedule_in requiring us to handle the usage count (baked into the
> pointer itself) atomically.
>
> As we do kick the tasklets (via local_bh_enable()) after our submission,
> there is a possibility there to see if we can pull the local softirq
> processing back from the ksoftirqd.
>
> v2: Store the 'switch_priority_hint' on submission, so that we can
> safely check during process_csb().
>
> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
> Cc: Mika Kuoppala <mika.kuoppala at linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h |   4 +-
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c     |   2 +-
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h  |  10 ++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c           | 136 +++++++++++-------
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h             |  20 ++-
>  5 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
> index a632b20ec4d8..d8ce266c049f 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
> @@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ struct intel_context {
>  	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
>  	struct intel_engine_cs *inflight;
>  #define intel_context_inflight(ce) ptr_mask_bits((ce)->inflight, 2)
> -#define intel_context_inflight_count(ce)  ptr_unmask_bits((ce)->inflight, 2)
> -#define intel_context_inflight_inc(ce) ptr_count_inc(&(ce)->inflight)
> -#define intel_context_inflight_dec(ce) ptr_count_dec(&(ce)->inflight)
> +#define intel_context_inflight_count(ce) ptr_unmask_bits((ce)->inflight, 2)
>  
>  	struct i915_address_space *vm;
>  	struct i915_gem_context *gem_context;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
> index 957f27a2ec97..ba457c1c7dc0 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
> @@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ int intel_enable_engine_stats(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  
>  		for (port = execlists->pending; (rq = *port); port++) {
>  			/* Exclude any contexts already counted in active */
> -			if (intel_context_inflight_count(rq->hw_context) == 1)
> +			if (!intel_context_inflight_count(rq->hw_context))
>  				engine->stats.active++;
>  		}
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
> index 9965a32601d6..5441aa9cb863 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
> @@ -204,6 +204,16 @@ struct intel_engine_execlists {
>  	 */
>  	unsigned int port_mask;
>  
> +	/**
> +	 * @switch_priority_hint: Second context priority.
> +	 *
> +	 * We submit multiple contexts to the HW simultaneously and would
> +	 * like to occasionally switch between them to emulate timeslicing.
> +	 * To know when timeslicing is suitable, we track the priority of
> +	 * the context submitted second.
> +	 */
> +	int switch_priority_hint;
> +
>  	/**
>  	 * @queue_priority_hint: Highest pending priority.
>  	 *
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
> index e9863f4d826b..8cb8c5303f42 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
> @@ -547,27 +547,39 @@ execlists_context_status_change(struct i915_request *rq, unsigned long status)
>  				   status, rq);
>  }
>  
> +static inline struct intel_engine_cs *
> +__execlists_schedule_in(struct i915_request *rq)
> +{
> +	struct intel_engine_cs * const engine = rq->engine;
> +	struct intel_context * const ce = rq->hw_context;
> +
> +	intel_context_get(ce);
> +
> +	intel_gt_pm_get(engine->gt);
> +	execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_IN);
> +	intel_engine_context_in(engine);
> +
> +	return engine;
> +}
> +
>  static inline struct i915_request *
>  execlists_schedule_in(struct i915_request *rq, int idx)
>  {
> -	struct intel_context *ce = rq->hw_context;
> -	int count;
> +	struct intel_context * const ce = rq->hw_context;
> +	struct intel_engine_cs *old;
>  
> +	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_engine_pm_is_awake(rq->engine));
>  	trace_i915_request_in(rq, idx);
>  
> -	count = intel_context_inflight_count(ce);
> -	if (!count) {
> -		intel_context_get(ce);
> -		ce->inflight = rq->engine;
> -
> -		intel_gt_pm_get(ce->inflight->gt);
> -		execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_IN);
> -		intel_engine_context_in(ce->inflight);
> -	}
> +	old = READ_ONCE(ce->inflight);
> +	do {
> +		if (!old) {

>From other thread got the explanation for this. Perhaps a comment
for sole ownership should be warranted. But I don't insist
If you don't have old how could you have end up scheduling out.

> +			WRITE_ONCE(ce->inflight, __execlists_schedule_in(rq));
> +			break;
> +		}
> +	} while (!try_cmpxchg(&ce->inflight, &old, ptr_inc(old)));
>  
> -	intel_context_inflight_inc(ce);
>  	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_context_inflight(ce) != rq->engine);
> -
>  	return i915_request_get(rq);
>  }
>  
> @@ -581,35 +593,45 @@ static void kick_siblings(struct i915_request *rq, struct intel_context *ce)
>  }
>  
>  static inline void
> -execlists_schedule_out(struct i915_request *rq)
> +__execlists_schedule_out(struct i915_request *rq,
> +			 struct intel_engine_cs * const engine)
>  {
> -	struct intel_context *ce = rq->hw_context;
> +	struct intel_context * const ce = rq->hw_context;
>  
> -	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_context_inflight_count(ce));
> +	intel_engine_context_out(engine);
> +	execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_OUT);
> +	intel_gt_pm_put(engine->gt);
>  
> -	trace_i915_request_out(rq);
> +	/*
> +	 * If this is part of a virtual engine, its next request may
> +	 * have been blocked waiting for access to the active context.
> +	 * We have to kick all the siblings again in case we need to
> +	 * switch (e.g. the next request is not runnable on this
> +	 * engine). Hopefully, we will already have submitted the next
> +	 * request before the tasklet runs and do not need to rebuild
> +	 * each virtual tree and kick everyone again.
> +	 */
> +	if (ce->engine != engine)
> +		kick_siblings(rq, ce);
>  
> -	intel_context_inflight_dec(ce);
> -	if (!intel_context_inflight_count(ce)) {
> -		intel_engine_context_out(ce->inflight);
> -		execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_OUT);
> -		intel_gt_pm_put(ce->inflight->gt);
> +	intel_context_put(ce);
> +}
>  
> -		/*
> -		 * If this is part of a virtual engine, its next request may
> -		 * have been blocked waiting for access to the active context.
> -		 * We have to kick all the siblings again in case we need to
> -		 * switch (e.g. the next request is not runnable on this
> -		 * engine). Hopefully, we will already have submitted the next
> -		 * request before the tasklet runs and do not need to rebuild
> -		 * each virtual tree and kick everyone again.
> -		 */
> -		ce->inflight = NULL;
> -		if (rq->engine != ce->engine)
> -			kick_siblings(rq, ce);
> +static inline void
> +execlists_schedule_out(struct i915_request *rq)
> +{
> +	struct intel_context * const ce = rq->hw_context;
> +	struct intel_engine_cs *cur, *old;
>  
> -		intel_context_put(ce);
> -	}
> +	trace_i915_request_out(rq);
> +	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_context_inflight(ce) != rq->engine);
> +
> +	old = READ_ONCE(ce->inflight);
> +	do
> +		cur = ptr_unmask_bits(old, 2) ? ptr_dec(old) : NULL;
> +	while (!try_cmpxchg(&ce->inflight, &old, cur));
> +	if (!cur)
> +		__execlists_schedule_out(rq, old);
>  
>  	i915_request_put(rq);
>  }
> @@ -684,6 +706,9 @@ assert_pending_valid(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists,
>  
>  	trace_ports(execlists, msg, execlists->pending);
>  
> +	if (!execlists->pending[0])

Would it be prudent to put READ_ONCE here also. Even if
you could contemplate that you don't see the
assert ever needed in other places.

Now it seem to be contained tho,

Reviewed-by: Mika Kuoppala <mika.kuoppala at linux.intel.com>


> +		return false;
> +
>  	if (execlists->pending[execlists_num_ports(execlists)])
>  		return false;
>  
> @@ -942,11 +967,23 @@ need_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const struct i915_request *rq)
>  }
>  
>  static bool
> -enable_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
> +switch_prio(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const struct i915_request *rq)
> +{
> +	if (list_is_last(&rq->sched.link, &engine->active.requests))
> +		return INT_MIN;
> +
> +	return rq_prio(list_next_entry(rq, sched.link));
> +}
> +
> +static bool
> +enable_timeslice(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
>  {
> -	struct i915_request *last = last_active(&engine->execlists);
> +	const struct i915_request *rq = *execlists->active;
>  
> -	return last && need_timeslice(engine, last);
> +	if (i915_request_completed(rq))
> +		return false;
> +
> +	return execlists->switch_priority_hint >= effective_prio(rq);
>  }
>  
>  static void record_preemption(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
> @@ -1292,6 +1329,8 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  		*port = execlists_schedule_in(last, port - execlists->pending);
>  		memset(port + 1, 0, (last_port - port) * sizeof(*port));
>  		execlists_submit_ports(engine);
> +		execlists->switch_priority_hint =
> +			switch_prio(engine, *execlists->pending);
>  	} else {
>  		ring_set_paused(engine, 0);
>  	}
> @@ -1356,7 +1395,6 @@ static void process_csb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  	const u8 num_entries = execlists->csb_size;
>  	u8 head, tail;
>  
> -	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->active.lock);
>  	GEM_BUG_ON(USES_GUC_SUBMISSION(engine->i915));
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -1427,15 +1465,14 @@ static void process_csb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  				       execlists->pending,
>  				       execlists_num_ports(execlists) *
>  				       sizeof(*execlists->pending));
> -			execlists->pending[0] = NULL;
>  
> -			trace_ports(execlists, "promoted", execlists->active);
> -
> -			if (enable_timeslice(engine))
> +			if (enable_timeslice(execlists))
>  				mod_timer(&execlists->timer, jiffies + 1);
>  
>  			if (!inject_preempt_hang(execlists))
>  				ring_set_paused(engine, 0);
> +
> +			WRITE_ONCE(execlists->pending[0], NULL);
>  			break;
>  
>  		case CSB_COMPLETE: /* port0 completed, advanced to port1 */
> @@ -1479,8 +1516,6 @@ static void process_csb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
>  static void __execlists_submission_tasklet(struct intel_engine_cs *const engine)
>  {
>  	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->active.lock);
> -
> -	process_csb(engine);
>  	if (!engine->execlists.pending[0])
>  		execlists_dequeue(engine);
>  }
> @@ -1494,9 +1529,12 @@ static void execlists_submission_tasklet(unsigned long data)
>  	struct intel_engine_cs * const engine = (struct intel_engine_cs *)data;
>  	unsigned long flags;
>  
> -	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->active.lock, flags);
> -	__execlists_submission_tasklet(engine);
> -	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
> +	process_csb(engine);
> +	if (!READ_ONCE(engine->execlists.pending[0])) {
> +		spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->active.lock, flags);
> +		__execlists_submission_tasklet(engine);
> +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  static void execlists_submission_timer(struct timer_list *timer)
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h
> index d652ba5d2320..562f756da421 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h
> @@ -161,17 +161,15 @@ __check_struct_size(size_t base, size_t arr, size_t count, size_t *size)
>  	((typeof(ptr))((unsigned long)(ptr) | __bits));			\
>  })
>  
> -#define ptr_count_dec(p_ptr) do {					\
> -	typeof(p_ptr) __p = (p_ptr);					\
> -	unsigned long __v = (unsigned long)(*__p);			\
> -	*__p = (typeof(*p_ptr))(--__v);					\
> -} while (0)
> -
> -#define ptr_count_inc(p_ptr) do {					\
> -	typeof(p_ptr) __p = (p_ptr);					\
> -	unsigned long __v = (unsigned long)(*__p);			\
> -	*__p = (typeof(*p_ptr))(++__v);					\
> -} while (0)
> +#define ptr_dec(ptr) ({							\
> +	unsigned long __v = (unsigned long)(ptr);			\
> +	(typeof(ptr))(__v - 1);						\
> +})
> +
> +#define ptr_inc(ptr) ({							\
> +	unsigned long __v = (unsigned long)(ptr);			\
> +	(typeof(ptr))(__v + 1);						\
> +})
>  
>  #define page_mask_bits(ptr) ptr_mask_bits(ptr, PAGE_SHIFT)
>  #define page_unmask_bits(ptr) ptr_unmask_bits(ptr, PAGE_SHIFT)
> -- 
> 2.23.0.rc1


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