Re: [PATCH 1/4] sched/fair: Be less aggressive in calling cpufreq_update_util()

[Qais Yousef <qyousef@layalina.io>]

On 01/03/24 14:41, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2023 at 01:25, Qais Yousef <qyousef@layalina.io> wrote:
> >
> > On 12/12/23 12:40, Qais Yousef wrote:
> > > On 12/12/23 12:06, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> > >
> > > > > @@ -6772,6 +6737,8 @@ enqueue_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
> > > > >  enqueue_throttle:
> > > > >         assert_list_leaf_cfs_rq(rq);
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Here and in the other places below,  you lose :
> > > >
> > > >  -       } else if (decayed) {
> > > >
> > > > The decayed condition ensures a rate limit (~1ms) in the number of
> > > > calls to cpufreq_update_util.
> > > >
> > > > enqueue/dequeue/tick don't create any sudden change in the PELT
> > > > signals that would require to update cpufreq of the change unlike
> > > > attach/detach
> > >
> > > Okay, thanks for the clue. Let me rethink this again.
> >
> > Thinking more about this. Do we really need to send freq updates at
> > enqueue/attach etc?
> 
> Yes, attach and detach are the 2 events which can make abrupt and
> significant changes in the utilization of the CPU.
> 
> >
> > I did an experiment to remove all the updates except in three places:
> >
> > 1. Context switch (done unconditionally)
> > 2. Tick
> > 2. update_blocked_averages()
> 
> From the PoV of util_avg, attach, detach, tick and
> update_blocked_averages are mandatory events to report to cpufreq to
> correctly follow utilization.

Okay, I'll re-instate the attach/detach updates.

Worth noting that unconditional calling is not a good idea after all. So I'll
make sure that context switch updates are protected with static key for
governors that don't register a hook, and that it is only called when we think
it's necessary. I did notice some overhead after all against reverse-misfit
patches.


Thanks!

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Qais Yousef