RT keeps track of the utilization on a per-rq basis with the structure
avg_rt. This utilization is updated during task_tick_rt(),
put_prev_task_rt() and set_next_task_rt(). However, when the current
running task changes its policy, set_next_task_rt() which would usually
take care of updating the utilization when the rq starts running RT tasks,
will not see a such change, leaving the avg_rt structure outdated. When
that very same task will be dequeued later, put_prev_task_rt() will then
update the utilization, based on a wrong last_update_time, leading to a
huge spike in the RT utilization signal.
The signal would eventually recover from this issue after few ms. Even if
no RT tasks are run, avg_rt is also updated in __update_blocked_others().
But as the CPU capacity depends partly on the avg_rt, this issue has
nonetheless a significant impact on the scheduler.
Fix this issue by ensuring a load update when a running task changes
its policy to RT.
Fixes: 371bf427 ("sched/rt: Add rt_rq utilization tracking")
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <[email protected]>
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index a525447..3daf42a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -2341,13 +2341,20 @@ void __init init_sched_rt_class(void)
static void switched_to_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
{
/*
- * If we are already running, then there's nothing
- * that needs to be done. But if we are not running
- * we may need to preempt the current running task.
- * If that current running task is also an RT task
+ * If we are running, update the avg_rt tracking, as the running time
+ * will now on be accounted into the latter.
+ */
+ if (task_current(rq, p)) {
+ update_rt_rq_load_avg(rq_clock_pelt(rq), rq, 0);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * If we are not running we may need to preempt the current
+ * running task. If that current running task is also an RT task
* then see if we can move to another run queue.
*/
- if (task_on_rq_queued(p) && rq->curr != p) {
+ if (task_on_rq_queued(p)) {
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
if (p->nr_cpus_allowed > 1 && rq->rt.overloaded)
rt_queue_push_tasks(rq);
--
2.7.4
On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 at 12:39, Vincent Donnefort
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> RT keeps track of the utilization on a per-rq basis with the structure
> avg_rt. This utilization is updated during task_tick_rt(),
> put_prev_task_rt() and set_next_task_rt(). However, when the current
> running task changes its policy, set_next_task_rt() which would usually
> take care of updating the utilization when the rq starts running RT tasks,
> will not see a such change, leaving the avg_rt structure outdated. When
> that very same task will be dequeued later, put_prev_task_rt() will then
> update the utilization, based on a wrong last_update_time, leading to a
> huge spike in the RT utilization signal.
>
> The signal would eventually recover from this issue after few ms. Even if
> no RT tasks are run, avg_rt is also updated in __update_blocked_others().
> But as the CPU capacity depends partly on the avg_rt, this issue has
> nonetheless a significant impact on the scheduler.
>
> Fix this issue by ensuring a load update when a running task changes
> its policy to RT.
>
> Fixes: 371bf427 ("sched/rt: Add rt_rq utilization tracking")
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <[email protected]>
>
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
> index a525447..3daf42a 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
> @@ -2341,13 +2341,20 @@ void __init init_sched_rt_class(void)
> static void switched_to_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
> {
> /*
> - * If we are already running, then there's nothing
> - * that needs to be done. But if we are not running
> - * we may need to preempt the current running task.
> - * If that current running task is also an RT task
> + * If we are running, update the avg_rt tracking, as the running time
> + * will now on be accounted into the latter.
> + */
> + if (task_current(rq, p)) {
> + update_rt_rq_load_avg(rq_clock_pelt(rq), rq, 0);
> + return;
> + }
> +
> + /*
> + * If we are not running we may need to preempt the current
> + * running task. If that current running task is also an RT task
> * then see if we can move to another run queue.
> */
> - if (task_on_rq_queued(p) && rq->curr != p) {
> + if (task_on_rq_queued(p)) {
> #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> if (p->nr_cpus_allowed > 1 && rq->rt.overloaded)
> rt_queue_push_tasks(rq);
> --
> 2.7.4
>
The following commit has been merged into the sched/core branch of tip:
Commit-ID: fecfcbc288e9f4923f40fd23ca78a6acdc7fdf6c
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/fecfcbc288e9f4923f40fd23ca78a6acdc7fdf6c
Author: Vincent Donnefort <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:37:51 +01:00
Committer: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
CommitterDate: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:41:59 +02:00
sched/rt: Fix RT utilization tracking during policy change
RT keeps track of the utilization on a per-rq basis with the structure
avg_rt. This utilization is updated during task_tick_rt(),
put_prev_task_rt() and set_next_task_rt(). However, when the current
running task changes its policy, set_next_task_rt() which would usually
take care of updating the utilization when the rq starts running RT tasks,
will not see a such change, leaving the avg_rt structure outdated. When
that very same task will be dequeued later, put_prev_task_rt() will then
update the utilization, based on a wrong last_update_time, leading to a
huge spike in the RT utilization signal.
The signal would eventually recover from this issue after few ms. Even if
no RT tasks are run, avg_rt is also updated in __update_blocked_others().
But as the CPU capacity depends partly on the avg_rt, this issue has
nonetheless a significant impact on the scheduler.
Fix this issue by ensuring a load update when a running task changes
its policy to RT.
Fixes: 371bf427 ("sched/rt: Add rt_rq utilization tracking")
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
---
kernel/sched/rt.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index a525447..3daf42a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -2341,13 +2341,20 @@ void __init init_sched_rt_class(void)
static void switched_to_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
{
/*
- * If we are already running, then there's nothing
- * that needs to be done. But if we are not running
- * we may need to preempt the current running task.
- * If that current running task is also an RT task
+ * If we are running, update the avg_rt tracking, as the running time
+ * will now on be accounted into the latter.
+ */
+ if (task_current(rq, p)) {
+ update_rt_rq_load_avg(rq_clock_pelt(rq), rq, 0);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * If we are not running we may need to preempt the current
+ * running task. If that current running task is also an RT task
* then see if we can move to another run queue.
*/
- if (task_on_rq_queued(p) && rq->curr != p) {
+ if (task_on_rq_queued(p)) {
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
if (p->nr_cpus_allowed > 1 && rq->rt.overloaded)
rt_queue_push_tasks(rq);