[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v6 3/3] drm/i915: Predictive governor to control slice/subslice/eu
Navik, Ankit P
ankit.p.navik at intel.com
Wed Nov 27 11:53:41 UTC 2019
> On 26/11/2019 04:21, Tvrtko Ursulin wrote:
>
> 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);
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * 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);
> > + }
>
> Now ideally we don't want to iterate contexts from a timer for more than one
> reason. Most interesting one is that the configuration you are setting here is not
> actually applied until __execlists_update_reg_state.
> Which runs only when contexts is getting pinned (or re-pinned).
>
> You mentioned you did some experiment where you did something on context
> pinning and that it did not work so well. I don't know what that was though. I
> don't think that was ever posted?
>
> What I am thinking is this: You drop the timer altogether. Instead in
> __execlists_update_reg_state you look at your gem_context->req_cnt and
> implement your logic there.
>
> You convert your selected configuration to struct intel_sseu (so counts to
> bitmasks) and pass it to intel_sseu_make_rpcs which does the right thing.
Ok, we will drop the timer and verify the results with the suggestion.
Thanks & Regards,
Ankit
>
> > +
> > + 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);
>
> Why do you need to stop something which hasn't been started?
>
> And more importantly, who stops the timer on driver unload?
>
> > + }
> > +}
> > 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) \
> >
>
> Regards,
>
> Tvrtko
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