[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v6 3/3] drm/i915: Predictive governor to control slice/subslice/eu
Jani Nikula
jani.nikula at linux.intel.com
Thu Nov 28 14:42:02 UTC 2019
Cc: Joonas
On Tue, 26 Nov 2019, Ankit Navik <ankit.p.navik at intel.com> 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.
Looking back at the review at v3-ish, there was talk about moving from
debugfs to sysfs. No mention of using a module parameter. Why is this a
module parameter?
Module parameters are not your userspace API for tunables, even if you
get sysfs access to the module parameters.
BR,
Jani.
>
> V5:
> * Rebase.
> * Remove mutex for pred_timer
>
> V6:
> * Rebase.
>
> 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 | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.h | 8 +++
> 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, 127 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..914c8ab
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
> +/*
> + * 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);
> + }
> +
> + 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 fuction 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..d55ede6
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_deu.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
> +#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) \
--
Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center
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