Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753073AbdCBOND (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Mar 2017 09:13:03 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:60589 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752874AbdCBOMw (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Mar 2017 09:12:52 -0500 From: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar , Peter Zijlstra Cc: Juri Lelli , Tommaso Cucinotta , Luca Abeni , Steven Rostedt , Mike Galbraith , Romulo Silva de Oliveira Subject: [PATCH V4 2/3] sched/deadline: Throttle a constrained deadline task activated after the deadline Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 15:10:58 +0100 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.32]); Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:11:16 +0000 (UTC) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 5372 Lines: 151 During the activation, CBS checks if it can reuse the current task's runtime and period. If the deadline of the task is in the past, CBS cannot use the runtime, and so it replenishes the task. This rule works fine for implicit deadline tasks (deadline == period), and the CBS was designed for implicit deadline tasks. However, a task with constrained deadline (deadine < period) might be awakened after the deadline, but before the next period. In this case, replenishing the task would allow it to run for runtime / deadline. As in this case deadline < period, CBS enables a task to run for more than the runtime / period. In a very loaded system, this can cause a domino effect, making other tasks miss their deadlines. To avoid this problem, in the activation of a constrained deadline task after the deadline but before the next period, throttle the task and set the replenishing timer to the begin of the next period, unless it is boosted. Reproducer: --------------- %< --------------- int main (int argc, char **argv) { int ret; int flags = 0; unsigned long l = 0; struct timespec ts; struct sched_attr attr; memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr)); attr.size = sizeof(attr); attr.sched_policy = SCHED_DEADLINE; attr.sched_runtime = 2 * 1000 * 1000; /* 2 ms */ attr.sched_deadline = 2 * 1000 * 1000; /* 2 ms */ attr.sched_period = 2 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000; /* 2 s */ ts.tv_sec = 0; ts.tv_nsec = 2000 * 1000; /* 2 ms */ ret = sched_setattr(0, &attr, flags); if (ret < 0) { perror("sched_setattr"); exit(-1); } for(;;) { /* XXX: you may need to adjust the loop */ for (l = 0; l < 150000; l++); /* * The ideia is to go to sleep right before the deadline * and then wake up before the next period to receive * a new replenishment. */ nanosleep(&ts, NULL); } exit(0); } --------------- >% --------------- On my box, this reproducer uses almost 50% of the CPU time, which is obviously wrong for a task with 2/2000 reservation. Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Juri Lelli Cc: Tommaso Cucinotta Cc: Luca Abeni Cc: Steven Rostedt Cc: Mike Galbraith Cc: Romulo Silva de Oliveira Cc: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --- kernel/sched/deadline.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+) diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c index 3e3caae..b669f7f 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c +++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c @@ -694,6 +694,37 @@ void init_dl_task_timer(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se) timer->function = dl_task_timer; } +/* + * During the activation, CBS checks if it can reuse the current task's + * runtime and period. If the deadline of the task is in the past, CBS + * cannot use the runtime, and so it replenishes the task. This rule + * works fine for implicit deadline tasks (deadline == period), and the + * CBS was designed for implicit deadline tasks. However, a task with + * constrained deadline (deadine < period) might be awakened after the + * deadline, but before the next period. In this case, replenishing the + * task would allow it to run for runtime / deadline. As in this case + * deadline < period, CBS enables a task to run for more than the + * runtime / period. In a very loaded system, this can cause a domino + * effect, making other tasks miss their deadlines. + * + * To avoid this problem, in the activation of a constrained deadline + * task after the deadline but before the next period, throttle the + * task and set the replenishing timer to the begin of the next period, + * unless it is boosted. + */ +static inline void dl_check_constrained_dl(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se) +{ + struct task_struct *p = dl_task_of(dl_se); + struct rq *rq = rq_of_dl_rq(dl_rq_of_se(dl_se)); + + if (dl_time_before(dl_se->deadline, rq_clock(rq)) && + dl_time_before(rq_clock(rq), dl_next_period(dl_se))) { + if (unlikely(dl_se->dl_boosted || !start_dl_timer(p))) + return; + dl_se->dl_throttled = 1; + } +} + static int dl_runtime_exceeded(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se) { @@ -927,6 +958,11 @@ static void dequeue_dl_entity(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se) __dequeue_dl_entity(dl_se); } +static inline bool dl_is_constrained(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se) +{ + return dl_se->dl_deadline < dl_se->dl_period; +} + static void enqueue_task_dl(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags) { struct task_struct *pi_task = rt_mutex_get_top_task(p); @@ -953,6 +989,15 @@ static void enqueue_task_dl(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags) } /* + * Check if a constrained deadline task was activated + * after the deadline but before the next period. + * If that is the case, the task will be throttled and + * the replenishment timer will be set to the next period. + */ + if (!p->dl.dl_throttled && dl_is_constrained(&p->dl)) + dl_check_constrained_dl(&p->dl); + + /* * If p is throttled, we do nothing. In fact, if it exhausted * its budget it needs a replenishment and, since it now is on * its rq, the bandwidth timer callback (which clearly has not -- 2.9.3