Re: [RFCv6 PATCH 03/10] sched: scheduler-driven cpu frequency selection

[Steve Muckle <steve.muckle@linaro.org>]

Hi Ricky,

On 01/25/2016 04:06 AM, Ricky Liang wrote:
>> +       do {
>> +               set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
>> +               new_request = gd->requested_freq;
>> +               if (new_request == last_request) {
>> +                       schedule();
> 
> Should we check kthread_should_stop() after
> set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE), probably right before
> schedule()? Something like:
> 
>                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
>                new_request = gd->requested_freq;
>                if (new_request == last_request) {
>                        if (kthread_should_stop())
>                                break;
>                        schedule();
>                } else {
>                        ...
>                }
> 
> On the previous version of the scheduler-driver cpu frequency
> selection I had the following:
> 
> <3>[ 1920.233598] INFO: task autotest:32443 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
> <3>[ 1920.233625]       Not tainted 3.18.0-09696-g4312b25 #1
> <3>[ 1920.233641] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs"
> disables this message.
> <6>[ 1920.233659] autotest        D ffffffc0002057a0     0 32443
> 32403 0x00400000
> <0>[ 1920.233693] Call trace:
> <4>[ 1920.233724] [<ffffffc0002057a0>] __switch_to+0x80/0x8c
> <4>[ 1920.233748] [<ffffffc000897908>] __schedule+0x550/0x7d8
> <4>[ 1920.233769] [<ffffffc000897c08>] schedule+0x78/0x84
> <4>[ 1920.233786] [<ffffffc00089bf9c>] schedule_timeout+0x40/0x2ac
> <4>[ 1920.233804] [<ffffffc000898960>] wait_for_common+0x154/0x18c
> <4>[ 1920.233820] [<ffffffc0008989bc>] wait_for_completion+0x24/0x34
> <4>[ 1920.233840] [<ffffffc000242f84>] kthread_stop+0x130/0x22c
> <4>[ 1920.233859] [<ffffffc00026ce84>] cpufreq_sched_setup+0x21c/0x308
> <4>[ 1920.233881] [<ffffffc0006dcd30>] __cpufreq_governor+0x114/0x1c8
> <4>[ 1920.233901] [<ffffffc0006dd168>] cpufreq_set_policy+0x120/0x1b8
> <4>[ 1920.233920] [<ffffffc0006ddb64>] store_scaling_governor+0x8c/0xd4
> <4>[ 1920.233937] [<ffffffc0006dc494>] store+0x98/0xd0
> <4>[ 1920.233958] [<ffffffc0003b4158>] sysfs_kf_write+0x54/0x64
> <4>[ 1920.233977] [<ffffffc0003b34d0>] kernfs_fop_write+0x108/0x150
> <4>[ 1920.233999] [<ffffffc000344d2c>] vfs_write+0xc4/0x1a0
> <4>[ 1920.234018] [<ffffffc000345478>] SyS_write+0x60/0xb4
> <4>[ 1920.234031] INFO: lockdep is turned off.
> <6>[ 1920.234043]   task                        PC stack   pid father
> <6>[ 1920.234161] autotest        D ffffffc0002057a0     0 32443
> 32403 0x00400000
> <0>[ 1920.234193] Call trace:
> <4>[ 1920.234211] [<ffffffc0002057a0>] __switch_to+0x80/0x8c
> <4>[ 1920.234232] [<ffffffc000897908>] __schedule+0x550/0x7d8
> <4>[ 1920.234251] [<ffffffc000897c08>] schedule+0x78/0x84
> <4>[ 1920.234268] [<ffffffc00089bf9c>] schedule_timeout+0x40/0x2ac
> <4>[ 1920.234285] [<ffffffc000898960>] wait_for_common+0x154/0x18c
> <4>[ 1920.234301] [<ffffffc0008989bc>] wait_for_completion+0x24/0x34
> <4>[ 1920.234319] [<ffffffc000242f84>] kthread_stop+0x130/0x22c
> <4>[ 1920.234335] [<ffffffc00026ce84>] cpufreq_sched_setup+0x21c/0x308
> <4>[ 1920.234355] [<ffffffc0006dcd30>] __cpufreq_governor+0x114/0x1c8
> <4>[ 1920.234375] [<ffffffc0006dd168>] cpufreq_set_policy+0x120/0x1b8
> <4>[ 1920.234395] [<ffffffc0006ddb64>] store_scaling_governor+0x8c/0xd4
> <4>[ 1920.234413] [<ffffffc0006dc494>] store+0x98/0xd0
> <4>[ 1920.234432] [<ffffffc0003b4158>] sysfs_kf_write+0x54/0x64
> <4>[ 1920.234449] [<ffffffc0003b34d0>] kernfs_fop_write+0x108/0x150
> <4>[ 1920.234470] [<ffffffc000344d2c>] vfs_write+0xc4/0x1a0
> <4>[ 1920.234489] [<ffffffc000345478>] SyS_write+0x60/0xb4
> 
> This happened while the kernel is switching from the sched governor to
> the userspace governor. There's a race between kthread_stop() and
> cpufreq_sched_thread(). On the previous version I was testing, I can
> easily reproduce the lockup if I add a msleep(100) right before
> set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE), and then switching between the
> two governors through sysfs.

Yes thanks for pointing this out. I've incorporated your fix, it will be
part of the next RFC series I send out.

thanks,
Steve