[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v6 3/3] drm/i915: Predictive governor to control slice/subslice/eu

Tvrtko Ursulin tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com
Fri Dec 20 14:50:41 UTC 2019


On 26/11/2019 04:51, Ankit Navik wrote:
> High resolution timer is used for predictive governor to control
> eu/slice/subslice based on workloads.
> 
> param is provided to enable/disable/update timer configuration
> 
> V2:
>   * Fix code style.
>   * Move predictive_load_timer into a drm_i915_private
>     structure.
>   * Make generic function to set optimum config. (Tvrtko Ursulin)
> 
> V3:
>   * Rebase.
>   * Fix race condition for predictive load set.
>   * Add slack to start hrtimer for more power efficient. (Tvrtko Ursulin)
> 
> V4:
>   * Fix data type and initialization of mutex to protect predictive load
>     state.
>   * Move predictive timer init to i915_gem_init_early. (Tvrtko Ursulin)
>   * Move debugfs to kernel parameter.
> 
> V5:
>   * Rebase.
>   * Remove mutex for pred_timer
> 
> V6:
>   * Rebase.
>   * Fix warnings.
> 
> Cc: Vipin Anand <vipin.anand at intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ankit Navik <ankit.p.navik at intel.com>
> ---
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile       |   1 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.c | 104 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.h |  31 +++++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h     |   4 ++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c     |   4 ++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c  |   4 ++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h  |   1 +
>   7 files changed, 149 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.h
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
> index e0fd10c..c1a98f3 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
> @@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ obj-y += gt/
>   gt-y += \
>   	gt/intel_breadcrumbs.o \
>   	gt/intel_context.o \
> +	gt/intel_deu.o \
>   	gt/intel_engine_cs.o \
>   	gt/intel_engine_heartbeat.o \
>   	gt/intel_engine_pm.o \
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..6c5b01c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
> +/*
> + * Copyright © 2019 Intel Corporation
> + *
> + * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
> + * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
> + * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
> + * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
> + * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> + * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
> + *
> + * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
> + * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
> + * Software.
> + *
> + * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
> + * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
> + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
> + * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
> + * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
> + * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
> + * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
> + *
> + * Authors:
> + *    Ankit Navik <ankit.p.navik at intel.com>
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * DOC: Dynamic EU Control (DEU)
> + *
> + * DEU tries to re-configure EU allocation during runtime by predictive load
> + * calculation of command queue to gain power saving.
> + * It is transparent to user space and completely handled in the kernel.
> + */
> +
> +#include "intel_deu.h"
> +#include "i915_drv.h"
> +#include "gem/i915_gem_context.h"
> +
> +/*
> + * Anything above threshold is considered as HIGH load, less is considered
> + * as LOW load and equal is considered as MEDIUM load.
> + *
> + * The threshold value of three active requests pending.
> + */
> +#define PENDING_THRESHOLD_MEDIUM 3
> +
> +#define SLACK_TIMER_NSEC 1000000 /* Timer range in nano second */
> +
> +enum hrtimer_restart predictive_load_cb(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
> +{
> +	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv =
> +			container_of(hrtimer, typeof(*dev_priv), pred_timer);
> +	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
> +	enum gem_load_type load_type;
> +	unsigned int req_pending;
> +
> +	list_for_each_entry(ctx, &dev_priv->gem.contexts.list, link) {
> +		req_pending = atomic_read(&ctx->req_cnt);
> +

Another thought here. SSEU configuration is a shared resource affecting 
some engines with some commands. For instance number of requests 
targeting the blitter engine sounds completely irrelevant to this 
decision. Requests targeting video engines may or may not be relevant, 
depends if they are using media fixed function or non-fixed function 
pipeline (I think at least they can do this.). Render is always relevant.

I had some patches which count per engine, but in a world of virtual 
engines that does not work so well. Maybe solution is to track per 
struct intel_context. That should solve the virtual engine problem, but 
I am unsure how to deal with the media angle.

I can sketch out the intel_context request tracking after the holiday 
break as a starting point.

Regards,

Tvrtko

> +		/*
> +		 * Transitioning to low state whenever pending request is zero
> +		 * would cause vacillation between low and high state.
> +		 */
> +		if (req_pending == 0)
> +			continue;
> +
> +		if (req_pending > PENDING_THRESHOLD_MEDIUM)
> +			load_type = LOAD_TYPE_HIGH;
> +		else if (req_pending == PENDING_THRESHOLD_MEDIUM)
> +			load_type = LOAD_TYPE_MEDIUM;
> +		else
> +			load_type = LOAD_TYPE_LOW;
> +
> +		i915_gem_context_set_load_type(ctx, load_type);
> +	}
> +
> +	hrtimer_forward_now(hrtimer,
> +			    ms_to_ktime(dev_priv->predictive_load_enable));
> +
> +	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * intel_deu_init - Initialize dynamic EU
> + * @dev_priv: i915 device instance
> + *
> + * This function is called at driver load
> + */
> +void intel_deu_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> +{
> +	dev_priv->predictive_load_enable = i915_modparams.deu_enable;
> +	hrtimer_init(&dev_priv->pred_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> +	dev_priv->pred_timer.function = predictive_load_cb;
> +
> +	if (dev_priv->predictive_load_enable) {
> +		if (!hrtimer_active(&dev_priv->pred_timer))
> +			hrtimer_start_range_ns(&dev_priv->pred_timer,
> +			ms_to_ktime(dev_priv->predictive_load_enable),
> +			SLACK_TIMER_NSEC,
> +			HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
> +	} else {
> +		hrtimer_cancel(&dev_priv->pred_timer);
> +	}
> +}
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..3b4b16f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
> +/*
> + * Copyright © 2019 Intel Corporation
> + *
> + * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
> + * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
> + * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
> + * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
> + * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> + * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
> + *
> + * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
> + * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
> + * Software.
> + *
> + * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
> + * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
> + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
> + * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
> + * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
> + * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
> + * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef __INTEL_DEU_H__
> +#define __INTEL_DEU_H__
> +
> +struct drm_i915_private;
> +
> +void intel_deu_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
> +
> +#endif /* __INTEL_DEU_H__ */
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> index 3064ddf..5553537 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> @@ -1002,6 +1002,8 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
>   	/* optimal slice/subslice/EU configration state */
>   	struct i915_sseu_optimum_config *opt_config;
>   
> +	/* protects predictive load state */
> +	struct hrtimer pred_timer;
>   	int predictive_load_enable;
>   
>   	unsigned int fsb_freq, mem_freq, is_ddr3;
> @@ -1768,6 +1770,8 @@ long i915_compat_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
>   #endif
>   extern const struct dev_pm_ops i915_pm_ops;
>   
> +extern enum hrtimer_restart predictive_load_cb(struct hrtimer *hrtimer);
> +
>   int i915_driver_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent);
>   void i915_driver_remove(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
>   
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
> index 61395b0..ee711ce 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
> @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
>   #include "gem/i915_gem_context.h"
>   #include "gem/i915_gem_ioctls.h"
>   #include "gem/i915_gem_pm.h"
> +#include "gt/intel_deu.h"
>   #include "gt/intel_context.h"
>   #include "gt/intel_engine_user.h"
>   #include "gt/intel_gt.h"
> @@ -1416,6 +1417,9 @@ void i915_gem_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
>   	i915_gem_init__mm(dev_priv);
>   
>   	spin_lock_init(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
> +
> +	/* Dynamic EU timer initialization for predictive load */
> +	intel_deu_init(dev_priv);
>   }
>   
>   void i915_gem_cleanup_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
> index 1dd1f36..a5a3a6e 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
> @@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ i915_param_named_unsafe(disable_power_well, int, 0400,
>   
>   i915_param_named_unsafe(enable_ips, int, 0600, "Enable IPS (default: true)");
>   
> +i915_param_named_unsafe(deu_enable, int, 0600,
> +	"Enable dynamic EU control for power savings "
> +	"(0=disable deu predictive timer [default], 150=optimal deu predictive timer)");
> +
>   i915_param_named(fastboot, int, 0600,
>   	"Try to skip unnecessary mode sets at boot time "
>   	"(0=disabled, 1=enabled) "
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
> index 31b88f2..cf0903b 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
> @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct drm_printer;
>   	param(int, disable_power_well, -1) \
>   	param(int, enable_ips, 1) \
>   	param(int, invert_brightness, 0) \
> +	param(int, deu_enable, 0) \
>   	param(int, enable_guc, 0) \
>   	param(int, guc_log_level, -1) \
>   	param(char *, guc_firmware_path, NULL) \
> 


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