Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] docs: cgroup-v1: clarify that domain levels are system-specific

[Vitalii Bursov <vitaly@bursov.com>]

On 01.04.24 07:05, Shrikanth Hegde wrote:
> 
> 
> On 3/31/24 9:31 PM, Vitalii Bursov wrote:
>> Add a clarification that domain levels are system-specific
>> and where to check for system details.
>>
>> Add CPU clusters to the scheduler domain levels table.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Vitalii Bursov <vitaly@bursov.com>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst | 16 +++++++++++-----
>>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst
>> index 7d3415eea..d16a3967d 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst
>> @@ -568,19 +568,25 @@ on the next tick.  For some applications in special situation, waiting
>>  
>>  The 'cpuset.sched_relax_domain_level' file allows you to request changing
>>  this searching range as you like.  This file takes int value which
>> -indicates size of searching range in levels ideally as follows,
>> +indicates size of searching range in levels approximately as follows,
>>  otherwise initial value -1 that indicates the cpuset has no request.
>>  
>>  ====== ===========================================================
>>    -1   no request. use system default or follow request of others.
>>     0   no search.
>>     1   search siblings (hyperthreads in a core).
>> -   2   search cores in a package.
>> -   3   search cpus in a node [= system wide on non-NUMA system]
>> -   4   search nodes in a chunk of node [on NUMA system]
>> -   5   search system wide [on NUMA system]
>> +   2   search cpu clusters
>> +   3   search cores in a package.
>> +   4   search cpus in a node [= system wide on non-NUMA system]
>> +   5   search nodes in a chunk of node [on NUMA system]
>> +   6   search system wide [on NUMA system]
> 
> I think above block of documentation need not change. SD_CLUSTER is a software 
> construct, not a sched domain per se. 
> 

I added "cpu clusters" because the original table:
====== ===========================================================
  -1   no request. use system default or follow request of others.
   0   no search.
   1   search siblings (hyperthreads in a core).
   2   search cores in a package.
   3   search cpus in a node [= system wide on non-NUMA system]
   4   search nodes in a chunk of node [on NUMA system]
   5   search system wide [on NUMA system]
====== ===========================================================
does not match to what I see on a few systems I checked.

AMD Ryzen and the same dual-CPU Intel server with NUMA disabled:
  level:0 - SMT
  level:2 - MC
  level:3 - PKG

Server with NUMA enabled:
  level:0 - SMT
  level:2 - MC
  level:5 - NUMA

So, for the relax level original table:
  1 -> enables 0 SMP -> OK
  2 -> enables 1 unknown -> does not enable cores in a package
  3 -> enables 2 MC -> OK for NUMA, but not system wide on non-NUMA system
  5 -> enables 4 unknown -> does not enable system wide on NUMA

The updated table
====== ===========================================================
  -1   no request. use system default or follow request of others.
   0   no search.
   1   search siblings (hyperthreads in a core).
   2   search cpu clusters
   3   search cores in a package.
   4   search cpus in a node [= system wide on non-NUMA system]
   5   search nodes in a chunk of node [on NUMA system]
   6   search system wide [on NUMA system]
====== ===========================================================
would work like this:
  1 -> enables 0 SMP -> OK
  2 -> enables 1 unknown -> does nothing new
  3 -> enables 2 MC -> OK, cores in a package for NUMA and non-NUMA system
  4 -> enables 3 PKG -> OK on non-NUMA system
  6 -> enables 5 NUMA -> OK

I think it would look more correct on "average" systems, but anyway,
please confirm and I'll remove the table update in an updated patch.

Thanks

> IMO the next paragraph that is added is good enough and the above change can be removed.

>>  ====== ===========================================================
>>  
>> +Not all levels can be present and values can change depending on the
>> +system architecture and kernel configuration. Check
>> +/sys/kernel/debug/sched/domains/cpu*/domain*/ for system-specific
>> +details.
>> +
>>  The system default is architecture dependent.  The system default
>>  can be changed using the relax_domain_level= boot parameter.
>>